hatch–waxman act

Hatch–Waxman Act. The popular name of the 1984 federal law that provides incentives for the development of generic drugs and allows drug-patent owners to regain the time lost on a patent’s term while awaiting approval of the drug from the Food and Drug Administration. — Also termed Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984.

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