Consumer groups sue over tamoxifen deal
A coalition says keeping the generic drug's price high hurts patients.
By Tanya Albert, amednews staff.
May 28, 2001.
A coalition of consumer groups filed class action lawsuits in federal and state courts earlier this month
The Boston-based coalition Prescription Access Litigation -- which represents 17 groups from 12 states --
PAL filed the lawsuits in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on May 9. Lawsuits also
"If people can't afford to pay for their prescriptions, they can't comply with the doctor's orders and they
Barr Laboratories challenged the tamoxifen patent in court in April 1992 and won. But according to PAL's
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