Posted by Klavot on July 28, 2007, at 15:51:49
In reply to Re: Should all drugs be generic? » Klavot, posted by Squiggles on July 28, 2007, at 15:31:10
Hi Squiggles
> So, if they are bioequivalent, as the FDA assures us, and they are not targeted at poor people, then why make them at all?
Once the patent to a drug expires, other pharmaceutical companies are able to profit by selling a generic version of that drug at a cheaper price.
> p.s. it takes more than a molecule to make a drug in most cases i would think;
Yes, but the active molecule is where most of the innovation lies.
Klavot
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