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In Europe, there's Aspirin-C and Upsarin, basically, pure aspirin with vitamin C, which eliminates the stomach lining issues [0]! I have no idea why this is not

• arkades 9y ago
  I wrote a lengthy post about how ridiculous this was, until I got to the citations section, which I then dutifully hunted down. I must in all fairness upgrade this from “HuffPost-endorsed vitamin cult quackery” to “plausible, if supported by weak studies.”
• adventured 9y ago
  > Maybe, because there's no way to make money from patents and stuff That's definitely not the reason. The over the counter pain killer / pain management sections in CVS, Walgreens and Walmart are half filled with generic options.
  • swsieber 9y ago
    No, it could be the reason. The patent/money issue is related to the initial FDA approval, which is very expensive (clinical trials). If no one foots the bill for the testing, it won't spawn a FDA approved thing, right? And if it's not patentable, then it's not worth the effort to go through those hoops, because you won't be able to recoup the costs of doing the FDA approval steps because others could also bring generic versions to market right away, without a cool-down period, and at the same price. If it is patentable, then it's worth it to make the drug and get it approved. You'll have 20 years to recoup the costs before generics can appear.