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Did I read this wrong, or do you think drug patenting is a good thing? Why?
by pxeger1 5y ago
Did I read this wrong, or do you think drug patenting is a good thing? Why?
- CheezeIt 5y agoDo you understand why we have a patent system?
- jeremyjh 5y ago> Why? Did you read this ? > where billions are spent developing a drug and getting it approved
- gknoy 5y agoI'm not the parent, but I think patents for drugs are a good thing. I'm willing to be convinced otherwise, but the ease of copying them (once a chemical is known) combined with the cost of finding the drugs seem to fit very well with the spirit of patents, where new knowledge development is rewarded with a temporary monopoly. I do grant that the practice of patenting small incremental changes to existing patented things ("this drug, with slower release!") does seem a bit questionable, but overall it still seems like a good thing. I'd be interested in hearing your argument for why it's not a good fit.