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keesan
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response 9 of 14:
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Feb 17 20:19 UTC 2006 |
Patents on drugs are for more than 5 years. They are also renewable.
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nharmon
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response 10 of 14:
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Feb 17 20:57 UTC 2006 |
Technically, the patents are for 20 years, but the exclusivity on the
drug is for a shorter period. After the exclusivity period, generics can
be developed.
http://www.fda.gov/cder/ob/faqs.htm
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gull
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response 11 of 14:
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Feb 23 03:34 UTC 2006 |
Re resp:8: Drug companies often argue that countries with price controls
aren't paying their fair share of research costs, and that Americans are
having to pick up the tab through higher drug prices. I'm not sure that
argument holds water when they're doing their research with government
funding to begin with, though.
In what may be a new tactic to try to keep cheaper generics off the
market, GlaxoSmithKline announced today that they're suing the FDA over
its approval of a generic version of the allergy drug Flonase. The FDA
says Glaxo's patent on the drug expired in November.
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nharmon
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response 12 of 14:
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Feb 23 13:47 UTC 2006 |
> I'm not sure that argument holds water when they're doing their
> research with government funding to begin with, though.
I absolutely agree.
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naftee
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response 13 of 14:
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Feb 23 21:52 UTC 2006 |
it's absolutely unlucky !
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wilt
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response 14 of 14:
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May 16 23:52 UTC 2006 |
HACKED BY GNAA LOL JEWS DID WTC LOL
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