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Don't we get cheap drugs when patents expire? Are you saying we should invalidate all existing drug patents today and cease R&D rather than wait for patents to

• bandrami 10y ago
  No, the manufacturers apply for a new patent for using the drug to treat a different condition, which still keeps generics out of the market.
  • refurb 10y ago
    With a few exceptions, that's pretty much untrue.