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US Senators Propose Bill To Stop Generic Drug Delays

February 4, 2009 | 
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WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Two senior senators have introduced a bill that would make it illegal for pharmaceutical companies to pay generic drugmakers to keep lower priced alternatives off the market.

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