Just curious as to how long Lipitor has been on the market. I believe after ten years it should be offered as a generic. Hasn’t it been ten years already? Thank you
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Just curious as to how long Lipitor has been on the market. I believe after ten years it should be offered as a generic. Hasn’t it been ten years already? Thank you
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It was approved Dec. 17th 1996. So about 13 years.
The time to generic depends on several factors, either the exclusivity period, which Jul 30th 2007, or the expiration of the patent itself, which can be longer or shorter. The patent for lipitor expires this year, in September.