/edsblog/how-the-drug-patent-process-protects-big-pharmas-profits/ Helping Americans get safe access to affordable medications. Mon, 06 May 2013 18:36:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 /edsblog/how-the-drug-patent-process-protects-big-pharmas-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-204712 Health News: Reimportation and Obama's Healthcare Plan | The eDrugSearch Blog Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:20:02 +0000 /edsblog/how-the-drug-patent-process-protects-big-pharmas-profits/#comment-204712 [...] extending patent monopolies, not creating innovative new treatments. Pharmaceutical companies have gamed the FDA for years by arguing that they deserves short-term monopolies on new drugs as a reward for their innovation. [...]

]]> /edsblog/how-the-drug-patent-process-protects-big-pharmas-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-150189 Dan Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:22:41 +0000 /edsblog/how-the-drug-patent-process-protects-big-pharmas-profits/#comment-150189 The actual molecular entity of a potential pharma candidate of a big pharma company typically is developed in an academic setting not affiliated with the big pharma company. Then, the company lisences the patent from such an institution to progress with development. So they are big on development, and limited on research. So they keep the public in a dreamworld, do they not?

]]> /edsblog/how-the-drug-patent-process-protects-big-pharmas-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-150184 Dan Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:10:05 +0000 /edsblog/how-the-drug-patent-process-protects-big-pharmas-profits/#comment-150184 Big pharma also does what is called evergreening, which is applying for additional indications on one of thier aged drugs, along with paying off generic drug companies to delay the release of generics of a particular product.

]]> /edsblog/how-the-drug-patent-process-protects-big-pharmas-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-41564 eDrugSearch Blog » Blog Archive » Supreme Court ruling may give generic drugmakers power to challenge bogus Big Pharma patents Mon, 21 May 2007 15:50:16 +0000 /edsblog/how-the-drug-patent-process-protects-big-pharmas-profits/#comment-41564 [...] Supreme Court ruling may give generic drugmakers power to challenge bogus Big Pharma patents As we’ve discussed here a number of times, the FDA has long allowed Big Pharma to play games in protecting its brand-name drugs against generic competition. [...]

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