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The Motley Fool November 19, 2009 Brian Orelli	Pfizer's Generic Growth, With a Side of Sashimi A move into Japan isn't a bad idea, but it isn't going to save the company either.
Managed Care December 2007	Insurers Lean Toward Generic Alternatives More insurers are focusing their attention on a second approach to generic drug management -- generic alternatives, which contain different active ingredients, but have comparable efficacy to brand-name drugs in the same class.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2008 Brian Orelli	Express Scripts Gets More Generic Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts may not have grown the top line by much in the second quarter, but using more generic drugs had a positive effect on the bottom line.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2011 Brandon Glenn	"Generic Wave" to Drive Cardinal Health's Profitability in Coming Years The generic wave could mean big money for Cardinal and top competitors.
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.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2011 Stan Bernard	Competition 2.0: Brands vs. Generics Innovator and generics companies are colliding as they invade each other's turf.
Managed Care January 2007 Martin Sipkoff	Employers Want Plans & PBMs To Push Hard for Generics Health insurers' aggressive stand on members' use of generic drugs can attract new clients, but does it interfere with the physician-patient relationship?
Managed Care April 2006 Martin Sipkoff	Blues Plan's Bold Move Brings Generics Savings Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina is waiving its copayments for generic drugs in a unique six-month pilot program.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2010	Taking a Less-Generic Route to Generics A leading pharmaceutical industry player speaks out on what is fueling success in the sector.
Managed Care November 2005	Recently Introduced Generics Helped Pbm Control Its Costs The top five generic drugs released over the past three years reduced pharmacy spending by 4.8 percent largely due to the timing of the release of generic products to the market.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Is Novartis the Future of Generics? Merck's recent pricing action might just be the beginning of the end of generics as we know them. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pfizer Flexes Its Generic Muscles The pharma giant moves farther into generic drugs.
Managed Care September 2007 Martin Sipkoff	Patent Law Rulings Work in Favor of Generics Thanks to recent Supreme Court rulings, manufacturers of generic drugs are in a good position to continue expansion of their market share.
Chemistry World May 21, 2009 Matt Wilkinson	Big Pharma set for generics boost Pharmaceutical firms have been rushing to ensure they minimize their losses by expanding their generics businesses and reach into emerging markets.
Chemistry World July 9, 2014 Hepeng Jia	China struggles to speed up drug reviews The China Food and Drug Administration is attempting to outsource some reviewing processes and introducing fast-track priority reviews for selected generic drugs.
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 22, 2005 Brian Gorman	Novartis Embraces Generics The company is taking a different path from its branded pharmaceutical peers. The company's strategy may make its stock worth a closer look.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Will Par Stay in the Fairway? Par Pharmaceutical is relatively unloved; does that mean opportunity or inferiority for investors?
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2006 Reznick & Kobak	Legal: Authorized Generics: Still Legal--and Holding Despite the rattle and hum, courts continue to support the practice of authorized generics. The response? Generic manufacturers are changing the way they argue these cases.
Chemistry World November 21, 2014 Rebecca Trager	Ranbaxy sues over withdrawn US approvals Ranbaxy -- India's largest generics manufacturer -- has sued the US Food and Drug Administration after the agency withdrew tentative approval for the company to sell generic versions of two blockbuster drugs
Managed Care March 2007	Use of Generics On the Rise Recent data indicate that generic medication accounts for nearly 60% of the drugs dispensed to people in Medicare Prescription Drug Plans and Medicare Advantage plans.
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	Par: Out Of The Rough? Since posting disappointing earnings in April, Par Pharmaceutical, No. 6 in U.S. generic drugs, has seen its shares plummet from 61 to 34.
Chemistry World October 14, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	5000 jobs to be cut at Teva Israeli generics heavyweight Teva is accelerating its previously announced costcutting drive.
Managed Care December 2007	Insurers Offer More Coverage to Fill Part D Gap Filling the gap in coverage in which the enrollee pays 100% of total drug costs before catastrophic coverage begins will be a significant issue that stand-alone Prescription Drug Plans and Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug plans face in 2008.
Managed Care September 2006	Payers, Consumers Benefit as Patents Expire The generic drug market seems ready to explode, according to reports from IMS Health and the Generic Pharmaceuticals Association.
Managed Care February 2008 Martin Sipkoff	FDA Approach to Generics May Be a Mixed Blessing A recently announced initiative is supposed to speed approval of generic drugs, but does it address some fundamental flaws in the approval process?
Chemistry World July 25, 2012	Pharma Industry May Suffer as India Looks to Generics India plans to provide free generic drugs to half its population.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	IVAX Is No Placebo The maker of generic drugs moves higher on fourth-quarter results that surprised Wall Street.
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.
Chemistry World April 19, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Objections raised to GSK pay-for-delay deals The UK Office of Fair Trading has said that GlaxoSmithKline's deals to delay generic drugs infringed competition laws.
Search Engine Watch January 4, 2000	RealNames Temporarily Suspends Registration Of Generics Last month, I reported how RealNames had been allowing some companies to register generic terms as RealNames Internet Keywords, a significant change in its previous policy against generics. Now RealNames has temporarily suspended the registration of generic terms altogether.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2005 Glass & Worrell	Whose Afraid of Authorized Generics Losing a patent challenge lets a generic competitor grab market share and slash branded profits. Sound scary? Ignoring authorized generics is worse.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2011 John Grgurich	Pfizer Losing Lipitor Patent: What Investors Need to Know The patent ends today.
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 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 February 15, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Teva: Scourge of the Drug World? The world's largest generics maker continues to post strong growth by bedeviling Big Pharma.
The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 Brian Lawler	Teva and Pfizer Make Up The companies decide to play nice over generic versions of two of Pfizer's drugs.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Merck Goes on the Attack Predator becomes prey in this latest twist in the generics game. Given how much the markets hate uncertainty, that could mean that big generic drug companies might go on sale for patient long-term investors.
Managed Care December 2003	Electronic prescribing has no effect on formulary compliance A retrospective analysis of claims data from Aetna indicates that systems that allow physicians to enter prescriptions electronically on a handheld device that also provides drug information and formulary status have no significant effect on compliance with formularies and utilization of generics.
Chemistry World September 2, 2013 Emma Stoye	Endo Health to buy Boca Pharmacal for $225m US speciality healthcare company Endo Health Solutions has agreed to buy Boca Pharmacal for $225 million in a bid to expand its generics business.
Chemistry World July 29, 2015 Katrina Megget	Allergan steps away from generics with sale to Teva In something of a surprise move, Allergan has committed to selling its generics business to Israeli generics giant Teva for $40.5 billion, despite having no prior plans to sell.
BusinessWeek February 27, 2006 Einhorn & Kripalani	In India, Selling Generics Used To Be So Easy Suddenly, Indian drugmakers Dr. Reddy's and Ranbaxy have a host of copycat rivals.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Nothing Generic About Teva's Performance Once again, buying this this Israeli generics giant on dips returns a tidy profit.
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 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.
Managed Care May 2006 John Carroll	Effective Ways To Increase Usage of Generics Generics is one of the few areas where insurance plans can economize effectively. BlueCross & BlueShield of North Carolina is one of many insurers that are changing members' and prescribers' behavior.
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 June 30, 2005 Brian Gorman	The Co-Pay Effect Higher co-payments look like the wave of the future, and investors should expect the trend to boost major generic players like Teva Pharmaceutical, Mylan Laboratories, and Novartis.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2008 Brian Orelli	Free Drugs Free over-the-counter drugs are a win-win for health insurers and their members.
Chemistry World October 2, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Aspen acquires anticoagulant brands South African generics manufacturer Aspen has bought two heparin-derived thrombosis drugs from GlaxoSmithKline.