Expiring patents on popular drugs to have huge impact on health-care costs | Ocala.com

The coming expiration of patents on such blockbuster drugs as Plavix and Lipitor will impact health-care costs across society as generics become available, area experts say. University of Florida pharmacy professor Bill Harbilas, a Shands pharmacist, said the generics will cost much less — reducing costs for individuals, insurance companies, health plans and others who pay for the...