tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post694290446445410693..comments2023-11-19T20:38:50.237-08:00Comments on Economic Logic: Another example of patent abuseEconomic Logicianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171296292101248614noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-52249653515066302472008-02-24T13:06:00.000-08:002008-02-24T13:06:00.000-08:00Anonymous, as the quote in the post explains, the ...Anonymous, as the quote in the post explains, the price of Ambien is increased so that people switch to Ambien CR. Once they are used to it, they will not switch to generics once the patent of Ambien expires, and Ambien CR stays protected for several years. And the difference bweteen Ambien and Ambien CR is minimal...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-76474939587091133122008-02-24T12:11:00.000-08:002008-02-24T12:11:00.000-08:00In one year Ambien's patent expires, so there will...In one year Ambien's patent expires, so there will be clones of Ambien produced which will be much cheaper than Ambien CR.<BR/><BR/>What's the problem?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-60268497105572952442008-02-22T22:04:00.000-08:002008-02-22T22:04:00.000-08:00They also tend to new versions of drugs just befor...They also tend to new versions of drugs just before patent expiry of the original. Extended release formulations are a favourite because they are comparatively cheap and easy to develop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-38948686772456822392008-02-22T16:04:00.000-08:002008-02-22T16:04:00.000-08:00This is part of the problem with lobbying and poli...This is part of the problem with lobbying and political action committees in the United States. The pharmaceutical industry has the government in the bag. Just see how it can get away with this, or with this refusal of the government to negotiate down drug prices for Medicare and Medicaid. This system of government is despairing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com