31.   Bergen Brunswig has sought to increase the profitability of its new generic drug program, and started a program offering full lines of drugs instead of single products.

32.   Beth Howard, a New York City-based free-lance writer, reports on the safety and efficacy of generic drugs.

33.   Biocraft, based in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, makes generic drugs.

34.   Biovail makes and sells generic drugs for patients with cardiovascular and respiratory problems.

35.   Both companies also make generic drugs.

36.   Brand-name drug companies have made payments to potential competitors to delay the production and marketing of generic drugs.

37.   A generic drug is a chemical clone of a drug sold under a brand name.

38.   A pharmacist can advise whether a particular generic drug is considered equivalent by the FDA.

39.   A spokesman for Pfizer said that companies did not often provide samples of generic drugs because physicians already understand how the older drugs work.

40.   Abbott also filed lawsuits against five generic drug manufacturers, and countersued a sixth.