This idea of extending patents by constant reformulating the drug and/or suing or buying off potential generic manufactures isn't new. Pfizer did it with Lipitor, Viagra and most recently with Eliquis.I do understand that often it cay take up to a decade between the time a manufacturer gets a drug patent and gets FDA approval to market, but the system is broken when manufacturers can abuse the patent system to extend exclusivities. The simplest solution is just allow Americans to order online from Canadian pharmacies. The abuse would stop quickly.

This idea of extending patents by constant reformulating the drug and/or suing or buying off potential generic manufactures isn't new. Pfizer did it with Lipitor, Viagra and most recently with Eliquis.I do understand that often it cay take up to a decade between the time a manufacturer gets a drug patent and gets FDA approval to market, but the system is broken when manufacturers can abuse the patent system to extend exclusivities. The simplest solution is just allow Americans to order online from Canadian pharmacies. The abuse would stop quickly.

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