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Sure they fund research, but how many of these governments and charities actually work on the final end product. The research they are doing is generally not i
by learc83 14y ago
Sure they fund research, but how many of these governments and charities actually work on the final end product.
The research they are doing is generally not in the final phase of actual development of the drug which is where it gets incredibly expensive.
- Produce 14y agoI don't know. The interesting thing is that, from: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070927/012604.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070927/012604.shtml >A recent GAO study found this to be a worrisome trend, noting that fewer new innovative drugs are being created -- with pharma firms instead focusing on ways to extend the patent protection on existing products by pulling a few tricks (such as "reinventing" Claritan as Clarinex just to get more patent coverage). In other words, government funded or not, patents are stifling medical innovation.