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Because of government red tape and regulations and delays around creating a 'new' drug even if it's molecularly identical to an existing off-patent approved dru
by aianus 11y ago
Because of government red tape and regulations and delays around creating a 'new' drug even if it's molecularly identical to an existing off-patent approved drug.
If a quick run in the mass spectrometer was sufficient to start selling a generic, this crap wouldn't happen. I don't understand the knee-jerk calls for more regulation when it's clear that regulation is what's allowing this unethical business model to work.