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Bill Bennett: “I realize the battle between the original creators of the patent and the generic drug companies has been going on ever…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2002
I realize the battle between the original creators of the patent and the generic drug companies has been going on ever since generic companies were formed, and that one group will always try to get the advantage over the other, and that a number of tactics are going on. I also realize the generic companies have been successful far more than many of the original companies would like, and to step in that battle and legislate that the generics will always win is fraught with all kinds of possibilities and all kinds of unintended consequences that Secretary Califano warned us against.
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Discussing the ongoing conflict between patent holders and generic drug companies.

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