Brand-name pharmaceutical companies can delay generic competition that lowers prices by agreeing to pay a generic competitor to hold its competing product off the market for a certain period of time. These so-called “pay-for-delay” agreements have arisen as part of patent litigation settlement agreements between brand-name and generic pharmaceutical companies. “Pay-for-delay” agreements are “win-win” for […]
Is your medicine cabinet filled with expired drugs or medications you no longer use? How should you dispose of them? Most drugs can be thrown in the household trash, but consumers should take certain precautions before tossing them out. A few drugs should be flushed down the toilet. And a growing number of community-based “take-back” […]