Generic Plavix Is Expected to Launch in Germany In Mid-August
Executive Summary
The two companies with rights to market a generic version of Plavix (clopidogrel) in Germany are mum about their launch date. But Sanofi-Aventis, which markets Plavix with Bristol-Myers Squibb, does not expect to see generic products on the German market before mid-August
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