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Biotech / Medical : ArQule
ARQL 20.000.0%Jan 16 4:00 PM EST

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To: tommysdad who wrote (371)8/2/1999 8:11:00 PM
From: Herc  Read Replies (4) of 399
 
'Splain it to me.

SEPR goes in and slightly alters a known drugs molecule so that it will have less side effects and can be patented for however many years are allowed for a new drug?

But can't the generic drug companies undercut their price with the old compound now off patent? It's not like SEPR is creating whole new classes of drugs.

I'm an ophthalmologist and can tell you that most people don't suffer side effects from drugs. Otherwise the drug would have never been released in the first place if the hazards outweighed the benefits.

Keeping the ARQL thread alive... Herc
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