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The Motley Fool November 12, 2007 Brian Orelli	Raising the Barr Barr Pharmaceuticals' acquisition of Pliva increases sales, but it doesn't help raise the bottom line. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 29, 2008 Brian Orelli	Barred by Debt The picture continues to look bleak at Barr Labs, due to debt taken on to acquire Pliva in 2006.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2007 Brian Lawler	Barr's Becoming Big Generic drug producer Barr Pharmaceuticals announces its first quarterly earnings numbers after acquiring Pliva. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2008 Rich Duprey	More Group Therapy From Generics The Teva deal for Barr shows consolidation is still underway in the industry.
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 November 8, 2006 Brian Lawler	Barr's Wounded Quarter If your revenues live by the generic sword, they can die by it, too. That seems to be the case today for Barr Pharmaceuticals. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Barr Labs Resets Bar The pharmaceutical is set to release fourth-quarter 2006 financial results. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
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 September 19, 2006 Brian Lawler	Barr's Winning Bid The pharmaceutical wins its tug-of-war for generic drug firm Pliva. Investors would be smart to watch for any potential teething problems from the much larger and busier Barr.
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 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 May 12, 2008 Brian Orelli	Lowering the Barr Barr Pharmaceuticals disappoints by lowering expectations.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Barr Labs and Pliva: Round 2 The Croatian generic drugmaker is now a hot property, as a previously spurned bidder, Icelandic generics firm Actavis, refuses to let Barr Labs win this battle yet. Investors, take note.
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 November 3, 2010 Brian Orelli	Teva's New Drugs Pay Off The generic-drug maker keeps generating big profits.
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 December 28, 2006 Brian Lawler	Pliva's Late Christmas Gift to Barr Normally generic drug competitors, Barr Pharmaceuticals and Par Pharmaceutical Companies announced the launch of a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's drug, Zofran. Investors, take note.
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 June 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Barr Bulks Up For Barr Labs, buying Pliva adds manufacturing capabilities, market opportunities, and pipeline candidates. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2006 Brian Lawler	Barr's Bidding War Barr Pharmaceuticals takes a big bite of the booming generics market. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Barr None Bargain hunters are probably going to come up short when it comes to assessing Barr Pharmaceuticals' stock, but a fairly rich package of opportunities should keep growth strong for the immediate future.
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 November 10, 2006 Brian Lawler	Watson Doesn't Wow Investors The generic drug developer made a $2 billion buyout of smaller competitor Andrx and finally closed the deal this quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Lawsuit Loss to Remember Barr Pharmaceuticals and Mylan get the patent overturned on Johnson & Johnson's Alzheimer's drug.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Rough Quarter for Generic-Drug Makers Investors rocked the smaller companies the most.
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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 January 3, 2008 Brian Orelli	8 Generic-Drug Makers for 2008 Generic-drug makers can predict the growth of their industry, because it's written right in the patent-expirations column of the FDA's orange book. Here's a brief look at eight generic-drug makers worth closer scrutiny.
The Motley Fool September 4, 2008 Brian Orelli	Tapping the Brakes on the Teva-Barr Deal The FTC wants more information on this pharma merger before it offers its approval.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A More Realistic Bar for Barr Labs An unpleasant, but not altogether unexpected drop makes this generic drug company and better value for investors.
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 August 15, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Twirling the Barr Look closely and you'll see that Barr posted a solid quarter. Investors, if you haven't checked this one out yet, now may be the time for a little due diligence.
The Motley Fool March 13, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Watson Pays Up to Stay in the Game Watson gets bigger, but how much better? The company is buying Andrx for $25 a share. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2007 Brian Orelli	Last Look at Mini-Mylan An impending merger with Merck's KGaA's generic drug business should more than double revenue at Mylan.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2008 Brian Orelli	Sell Dey? Perhaps Another Day Generic-drug company Mylan decides to keep its specialty pharmaceutical subsidiary.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	All Growth, All the Time This generic-drug maker is no value play.
BusinessWeek January 10, 2005 Mara Der Hovanesian	Barr: A No-Name Star More than $30 billion in patents will elapse by the end of 2007, which spells new potential for generics such as Barr Pharmaceuticals. With Barr's solid pipeline, the stock, at $46, is a bargain.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2008 Brian Orelli	An Even More Complicated Patent Settlement Barr and Bayer settle their dispute about Yasmin. That's as simple as it gets.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2009 Brian Orelli	Nice Quarter, Teva. What Will You Buy Next? Branded or generic, it's always a tough call.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Belly Up to Barr Though not cheap, this is a high-quality generic drug company. However, investors must do their own due diligence and decide for themselves whether today's price offers enough margin of safety for a sound investment.
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 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 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 February 28, 2007 Brian Lawler	Worrisome Watson The maker of generic drugs could have a challenging year ahead. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Brian Lawler	Benefiting From 2008's Generic Drugs While drug companies scramble to make up for lost revenue as their products are hit with patent expirations, other companies will benefit from the patent losses. Take a look at some winners and losers of drugs going off patent this year.
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 June 1, 2005 Rich Duprey	Able Labs Disabled The generic drug maker recalls its entire inventory over quality concerns. Its stock price cratered 75% the day after the announcement and has since fallen another 30% since then.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2007 Rich Duprey	Mylan's Costly Bid to Capture the Flag Its winning bid for a German Merck unit might be why it's falling behind in the generics game. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2008 Brian Orelli	Barr's Lawyers Earn Their Keep Generic-drug maker Barr Pharmaceutical gets another patent thrown out.
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.