| The drug companies do take advantage of these things to forestall cheaper generics. |
| Exclusion of generics will help consolidate the brand-name cartel and result in substantial waste of fund resources. |
| Doctors often continue to prescribe brand-name drugs long after generics have appeared on the market. |
| As soon as the patent on an expensive brand-name drug expires, the generics come onto the market. |
| Over 50 per cent of its revenues come from the U.S., on the back of cheaper generics. |
| So what I'm asking is, are generics truly equivalent to the brand-name drugs? |
