Stiing Would-Be Competition Washington, DCThe Federal Drug Administration (FDA) today "named and shamed" the biggest pharmaceutical companies for stiing the development of generic drugs. Companies wanting to develop generic substitutes for branded drugs must prove the bioequivalence of their products to their branded counterparts. To do that, they need large suppliestypically 1,500 to 5,000 unitsof the branded drug for testing. The generic companies complain that the branded companies deny or delay access to the needed inventory. When that happens, the generic companies can lodge a complaint with the FDA. The FDA today released a list of those complaints. Celegne topped the list, with 31 "inquiries," the largest number concerning access to its Revlimid drug, which sells for $20,000 a month to treat blood cancer and raked in over $8 billion in sales last year. The branded producers claim that they limit the distribution of their pricey drugs for safety reasons. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, FDA's commissioner. says the branded companies are "gaming the system" to suppress the development of generic substitutes. Source: FDA News Release of August 13, 2018. If generic producers were able to produce a substitute for Revlimid that reduced Revlimid's sales by 50 percent, how much less revenue would Celegne take in per year? Approximately :l billion less