Nah, it's just how drug development goes for what they call blockbuster "lifestyle" drugs: a breakthrough target is found, the drug is a hit, and then four other companies make their own version.
It was the same way with, eg., Viagra. People knew about phosphodiesterase V inhibition, but never thought a drug for getting boners would make billions of dollars. Almost instantly you got Cialis and Levitra.
The same is true for SSRIs, loop diuretics, statins, every money-maker will produce competition (that does basically the same thing). I'm sure the regulatory issues are much less of a problem once the first drug in a class proves safe and effective, allowing the competitors a more rapid entry into the market.
Purely as anecdote, it seems like ads for some drugs increase dramatically right before the patent expires. So without looking it up, I'm going to predict that Lyrica will go generic in a few months.
Having been deep inside, I can assure you that pharma companies are just as, but only as, evil as other industries*. They don't play well enough together for huge conspiracies.
*OK, Roche truly is Evil, capital E.