Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act
The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act (Public Law 98-417), informally known as the Hatch-Waxman Act, is a 1984 United States federal law which encourages the manufacture of generic drugs by the pharmaceutical industry and established the modern system of government generic drug regulation in the United States. Representative Henry Waxman of California and Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah sponsored the act.
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Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act
The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act (Public Law 98-417), informally known as the Hatch-Waxman Act, is a 1984 United States federal law which encourages the manufacture of generic drugs by the pharmaceutical industry and established the modern system of government generic drug regulation in the United States. Representative Henry Waxman of California and Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah sponsored the act.
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The Drug Price Competition and ...... tch of Utah sponsored the act.
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Hatch-Waxman amendments
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1984-09-06
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1984-09-24
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Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.
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1983-06-23
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An Act to amend the Federal Fo ...... ducts, and for other purposes.
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1984-06-29
1984-09-06
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1984-09-19
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Chapter 9 § 301 et seq.
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Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act
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1984-09-24
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The Drug Price Competition and ...... tch of Utah sponsored the act.
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Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act
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