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Wouldn't it be better to focus on the reasons why there is no viable competition for this company even though the business seems to be extremely profitable? Th
by jpalomaki 10y ago
Wouldn't it be better to focus on the reasons why there is no viable competition for this company even though the business seems to be extremely profitable?
The article links to another that lists some of the issues:
https://www.statnews.com/2016/09/09/epipen-lack-of-innovation/ https://www.statnews.com/2016/09/09/epipen-lack-of-innovatio...
This points out (among other things) that the design is patent protected and FDA rules make it difficult to come up with other designs that don't violate the patent. It is also mentioned that the devices need to go through long and expensive regulatory process.