Evergreened drugs or evergreened profits?
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DOI: 10.1111/jep.13695
Abstract: BACKGROUND Branded drugs contribute disproportionately to high prescription drug spending. Pharmaceutical companies utilize patent extension "evergreening" techniques that contribute to high drug costs. AIMS This article describes various patent extension techniques and analyzes the tactic… read more here.
Keywords: patent extension; individual constituents; fixed dose; dose combinations ... See more keywords