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The agreement between the companies was what the agency calls a "pay for delay" deal.
First, Congress should enact legislation that would put an end to anticompetitive "pay for delay" agreements.
Since the early 2000s "pay for delay" agreements have become more common.
They even pay generic drug makers not to produce cut-rate competitors in a controversial scheme called pay for delay.
Moreover, Kathleen Jaeger, the president of the Generic Pharmaceutical Association, an industry trade group, contested the term "pay for delay".
Banning such "pay for delay" arrangements could save consumers billions of dollars over a decade, economists say.
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Happily, pay-for-delay may itself be on the verge of losing protection.
The tactic, known as pay-for-delay or reverse payments, results in higher costs for consumers.
A House subcommittee has approved a bill to ban such "pay-for-delay settlements".
Mr. Kaplan also said the F.T.C. has never alleged that Lipitor, Plavix or Effexor XR were "pay-for-delay" cases.
"He's done really aggressive work to stop these pay-for-delay settlements," she said, referring to drug industry practices.
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