Pfizer Warns UK Docs About Patent Infringement Over a Generic Lyrica

In an unusual move, Pfizer has written to physician groups in the U.K. to warn that prescribing generic versions of its Lyrica medicine – specifically, for treating pain – would violate its patent. But the missive has concerned the largest group of U.K. doctors, underscoring the tension that drug makers sometimes encounter when efforts to enforce patent rights bumps up against patient access.

Jan 13, 2015

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