1.   -- The only ADA-approved mouth rinses are over-the-counter Listerine and generic copies, and prescription Peridex and Periguard, which contain the drug chlorhexidine.

2.   A half-dozen companies have received tentative federal approval to produce low-cost generic copies of Cipro after its patent expires.

3.   Legal tactics to extend patents on expensive drugs and delay the introduction of low-priced generic copies have become a hot issue for Congress and the Bush administration.

4.   Nevertheless, competition from lower-priced generic copies of branded drugs and price pressure from managed-care companies seem unlikely to disappear.

5.   Nevertheless, competition from lower-priced generic copies of branded drugs and price pressure from managed-health-care companies continued.

6.   Pfizer has been under pressure for several years from the makers of generic copies of Diflucan.

7.   The agreement, expiring this year, prevented the FDA from approving generic copies of the drug.

8.   The CRDA agreement, which expires this year, barred the FDA from approving generic copies of the drug.

9.   The CRDA agreement, expiring this year, prevented the FDA from approving generic copies of the drug.

10.   The fund must also be willing to pay for generic copies of drugs patented in wealthy countries, so as to help the most people.