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by Ralfp 3699 days ago
Most drug companies sell generics because they don't want to enter costful R&D game.
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Kristine1975 3699 days ago
Or they try to prolong their patents or very slightly change the formula of an existing drug so they can patent it again: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_drug#Prolongation
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