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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (553181)3/4/2010 8:59:32 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574854
 
But it takes a majority of that time to get the drugs tested and approved. By the time thats done they have a shorter period to make profits off the patent.



To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (553181)3/5/2010 12:33:27 AM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574854
 
"Bull shit.....patent protection usually lasts for 17 years and drugs usually get more time that. But here's the complete story..."

It is worse than that. It is apparently legal to bribe generic manufacturers to hold off on producing a generic by giving them a cut on the profits by the patent holder.


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