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Politics : Actual left/right wing discussion
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To: Ilaine who wrote (783)9/14/2006 11:26:59 AM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 10087
 
Example -- bupropion is generic for Wellbutrin, an antidepressant. It's now off patent as Wellbutrin (antidepressant), but still patented as Zyban, for use to help people stop smoking. Same drug, different price, depending on whether the Dr. prescribes for depression (it's cheaper generic) or smoking (more expensive due to "use patent.") Then there's a novel iteration of Wellbutrin, time release, which has a new patent.

I think a new patent on the same exact thing is rather silly (but as you say you can get the generic so the practical difference in this specific case might not be a big deal). A time released version of the drug is actually slightly different so it might have a better claim, depending on how the time release is achieved.
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