Medco "Genetics For Generics" Research Anticipates Plavix Patent Loss
Executive Summary
Medco is working to generate cost effectiveness data for Bristol-Myers Squibb's anti-clotting blockbuster Plavix in anticipation of the launch of clopidogrel generics in 2011
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