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Three strategies for managing loss of exclusivity successfully

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Eli Lilly’s Humalog compound and formulation patents expired in 2013 and 2014, respectively. 6 The stakes were extremely high, with annual costs of insulin reaching $736 per patient in 2013, up threefold since 2002. RESULT: As of 2002, 40% of PRILOSEC patients had switched to NEXIUM, which notched up sales of $3.9