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The Motley Fool February 21, 2008 Brian Orelli	Watson Gets Less Generic Branded sales were up while generics fell for the year, which made Watson Pharmaceutical a more balanced company.
The Motley Fool November 26, 2008 Brian Orelli	Watson Gets Some Hand-Me-Downs Much like discount stores, generic-drug makers are in a cutthroat low-margin business, where "larger" almost always means "better."
The Motley Fool November 3, 2010 Brian Orelli	Teva's New Drugs Pay Off The generic-drug maker keeps generating big profits.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2009 Brian Orelli	Mylan Ruins It for Everyone If customers begin to mistrust generic drugs from Mylan or whoever -- fearing that the companies are putting profits above safety -- all generic-drug companies will be hurt.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Eon Labs' Potent Potential The generic drug maker's fourth-quarter estimates spiked higher.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Watson Pharmaceuticals Tumbles The generic drug business at Watson Pharmaceuticals is still going strong; it's the branded products that are causing trouble.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pfizer Gets Serious About Generics Serious, as in a potential $4-billion-purchase serious.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Brian Lawler	The Coming Generic Drug Boom Generic drugmakers are poised to profit from several key factors. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2007 Brian Orelli	Watson Turns It Around The pharmaceutical's steady revenue growth results in positive income for the quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2008 Brian Orelli	Teva Heads to Japan It's conquering the world, slowly but surely. But is it still a value play?
The Motley Fool September 30, 2011 Brian Orelli	When You Need More Than Just a Low-Margin Business Teva Pharmaceuticals, arguably the largest generic-drug maker, can use economies of scale more easily than smaller companies like Watson Pharmaceuticals or Par Pharmaceutical, but it's still pushing further into branded drugs.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2007 Brian Orelli	Teva Gets a Two-For Even for a maker of generic drugs, getting two FDA drug approvals in as many business days is a feat not often seen. Teva Pharmaceuticals managed to do it, though. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2009 Brian Orelli	Generic Growth, Acquisition Style Sales at Teva Pharmaceuticals were up 22% year over year, but don't bust out the champagne just yet.
The Motley Fool October 29, 2007 Brian Orelli	Foolish Forecast: Tenacious Teva The generic drug maker releases earnings shortly. Here's a look at whether investors should expect a generic quarter or a blockbuster.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2008 Rich Duprey	Barr Hits a Home Run Barr gets to market Bayer's authorized generic version of contraceptive Yasmin without fear of competition for at least 180 days -- giving them a huge competitive edge over rivals.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2009 Brian Orelli	Two Pictures of a Drug Company Who should we believe? The FDA? Mylan's earnings report?
The Motley Fool April 25, 2011 Sean Williams	Pharma's Most Impervious Pipeline An investment in generics doesn't have to be a bad thing.
Chemistry World October 8, 2012 Phillip Broadwith	Europe gives generics merger the green flag Two of the top five global generic medicines manufactures, Watson and Actavis, have been given the go-ahead to merge by the European Commission.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2007 Brian Lawler	Where Is Momenta's Momentum? Momenta awaits an FDA regulatory decision and announces quarterly financial results. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Generics Pump Watson The firm's strong growth in generic drug sales eases its branded product pains. The stock is up more than 10%.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Brian Lawler	Where Momenta Stands Momenta Pharmaceuticals updates investors as to the status of drugs in its pipeline. Until the FDA makes up its mind on its lead drug, an anticoagulant, it's anyone's guess as to what the value of the pipeline is. Investors should take note.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Rough Quarter for Generic-Drug Makers Investors rocked the smaller companies the most.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	The Tale of Teva Generic drug companies like Teva may offer a smart way to own health care. However, the company's good fortune hit a bump when rival Andrx got pummeled with a bad earnings announcement, and Teva traded down in sympathy.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	Teva Raises the Barr Generic drugs are likely to be a major solution that governments use to tackle the problem of rising health-care costs, and the new, larger Teva looks well-poised to grab that growth as it happens.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Turnaround Year, But Not in a Good Way 2009 was a solid year for sanofi-aventis thanks to a boost from sales of swine flu vaccine and some help from the exchange rate. But 2010? Not so solid.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2010 Jim Mueller	Today's Buy Opportunity: Teva Pharmaceutical Take advantage of this growing generic-drug maker.
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The Motley Fool May 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em: Pharma Goes Generic In the battle against generic rivals, it seems pharmaceutical companies would rather switch than fight. A pair of deals heralds Big Pharma's latest moves into the generic-drug world. See what Novartis and sanofi-aventis recently did.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2010 Brian Orelli	No Patent! No Generics? Take Advantage of the Situation Enjoy it while it lasts, pharma.
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The Motley Fool May 15, 2008 Brian Orelli	Wanted: FDA Approval -- Pronto Teva and Amphastar have the courts on their side, but the FDA still stands in the way of a generic-drug launch.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2011 Brian Orelli	Momenta Stopped. Again. Oh, no - an authorized generic gets launched.
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BusinessWeek April 3, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	Andrx: Many Hurdles Before The Deal Is Done Generic-drug maker Andrx agreed to be acquired by Watson Pharmaceuticals. But MMI Investments, the biggest stakeholder, with 12.3%, plans to oppose the deal, which is still awaiting regulatory approval, and others could follow suit.
The Motley Fool September 18, 2008 Brian Orelli	Ranbaxy's Troubles Won't Help Competitors The FDA will block the importing of more than 30 drugs and ingredients until Ranbaxy's problems at two Indian manufacturing plants are resolved.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2008 Brian Orelli	Teva's on a Tear The generic-drug maker can't be stopped.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2007 Brian Lawler	Sanofi: Stable, for Now The drugmaker's healthy Q3 results shine amid slumping competitors. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2010 Brian Orelli	Teva's Double-Edged Sword Nice quarter, but where will future growth come from?
The Motley Fool December 17, 2007 Brian Orelli	Barr Labs' Legal Tables Turned Barr Labs announces that is suing both Watson Pharmaceuticals and Novartis' generic subsidiary Sandoz for patent infringement regarding Barr's SEASONALE extended-cycle birth control pill.
The Motley Fool July 1, 2008 Brian Orelli	As the FDA Generics Office Turns The FDA reluctantly gives Teva a 180-day exclusive period to sell generic Risperdal.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2011 Brian Orelli	Generic-Drug Makers Pay for Speed Lower margins -- faster.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: My, Oh, Mylan The generic drug maker is set to report fourth-quarter 2007 financial results: Investors face the prospect of shareholder dilution, a cut in its credit rating, and the suspension of its dividend.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2009 Robert Steyer	Will Teva Be Forced to Take Its Own Medicine? Teva's biggest source of revenue and profit, the multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone, is facing a patent challenge.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2007 Brian Lawler	Mylan Goes on a Drug Binge The generic drugmaker makes a hefty acquisition, but it's hard to say at this point how good of a deal this is for shareholders.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2005 W.D. Crotty	An Anxious Time for Andrx Questions about its manufacturing lead the FDA to take action. The generic drug company's stock was the largest percentage loser on the Nasdaq this morning.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	All Growth, All the Time This generic-drug maker is no value play.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2008 Brian Lawler	ViroPharma Makes Its Case Rather than taking the more traditional route, ViroPharma has taken steps to try to make it significantly harder than normal for a generic-drug maker to attack its lead drug, Vancocin.