Drug Product Hopping Bill Should Specify Anti-Competitive 'Window', Congress Advised

House bill in the works to deter brand product switches should specify what behavior would be unacceptable, legal experts testify at congressional hearing.

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As Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill, plans to introduce a bill targeted at brand manufacturer product hopping, legal experts offered advice on how to assure it is not too broad or vague as to interfere with normal business practices.

Schakowsky announced that she was working on the legislation at a 19 September hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. The hearing, entitled "Profits...

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