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Dick Durbin: “I'm also very interested to learn more about the FTC's efforts to address anticompetitive pay-for-delay patent…”

On the recordMarch 17, 2010
I'm also very interested to learn more about the FTC's efforts to address anticompetitive pay-for-delay patent settlements, which keep lower-cost generic drugs off the market and cost consumers and taxpayers billions of dollars.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights concerns over patent settlements affecting drug prices.

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