Complaint seeks permanent injunctive relief to prevent overcharges and damages, and bring generic Gleevec to market
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Generics
A class of medicinal products where the drug is comparable to a branded product in dosage form, strength, route of administration, quality and efficacy, and intended use. A generic drug can only be marketed after patent exclusivity protection ends.
Gene
A unit of information present as DNA; a gene usually contains the blueprint for a protein.
CML
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, also called Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
A chronic disease of the blood and bone marrow that results from a transformation of a stem cell.