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Once the patents expire, your country gets the free access. If you didn't develop a drug or pay for its development, but get access to it one day at only the c
by malandrew 7y ago
Once the patents expire, your country gets the free access.
If you didn't develop a drug or pay for its development, but get access to it one day at only the cost of manufacture, then you're getting the R&D for free.
All of the drug companies you mentioned, while not founded in America, do most of their R&D in America.
You're right about many immigrants developing those drugs, but they came to America to do so. You should ask yourself "why?"
For the record, I'm an immigrant to the US.
- coldtea 7y ago>Once the patents expire, your country gets the free access. Everybody gets the free access (including other American companies). Like you get free access to European drugs, once the patents expire. But all this is played into the cost of the drug while the patent holds. Nobody sells drugs at a cost, so there's that... >All of the drug companies you mentioned, while not founded in America, do most of their R&D in America. That's just wrong. >You're right about many immigrants developing those drugs, but they came to America to do so. You should ask yourself "why?" More cushioned life, compared to a place like China (at least of yore), and opportunities to make it big in business.