No More Financial Assistance for Plavix from Bristol-Myers But Are Generics Really the Same?

Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) is no longer offering its $37-a-month Plavix® Co-Pay Discount Card. And some patients are not happy about this. Additionally, according to the company's web site for "Patient Assistance Programs," the company is no longer making this life-saving drug available to patients who cannot afford it. This, of course, has something to do with the fact that brand-name Plavix has gone off patent and generic versions have been available since May 2012. But are the generic versions of clopidogrel really the same?
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