Do Fish Oil Drugmakers Need to Worry About Generics?

A recent court decision has ostensibly made if possible for generic-drug companies to manufacture their own versions of the fish oil pill Lovaza. How does this news affect shareholders of GlaxoSmtihKline , the company that sells the drug in the U.S., and how can this decision affect rivals like struggling biotech company Amarin ?

Analysts David Williamson and Max Macaluso discuss these topics in the following video segment from The Motley Fool's health-care show Market Checkup.

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