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Drugmakers Master Rolling Out Their Own Generics To Stifle Competition

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When PDL BioPharma's $40 million blood-pressure medicine faced the threat of a generic rival this year, the company pulled out a little-known strategy that critics say helps keep drugs expensive and competition weak.

It launched its own generic version of Tekturna, a pill taken daily by thousands. PDL's "authorized" copycat hit the market in March, stealing momentum from the new rival and protecting sales even though Tekturna's patent ran out last year.

PDL's version sold for $187 a month versus $166 for the competing generic, made by Anchen Pharmaceuticals, according to Connecture, an information technology firm. PDL's brand-name Tekturna runs about $208 a month.


Hancock, Jay

Lupkin, Sydney

Kaiser Health News

Prescription Drugs

August 6, 2019

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