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Drug costs are a major Free Rider problem. It is for this reason that I wouldn't be opposed to drug price controls in the US anymore.
But in the end, when things go generic, they get cheap. Nothing that you pay an arm and a leg for nowadays existed when you were born.
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As an aside, the unintended consequences of the FDA's UDI (unapproved drug initiative) where drugs that existed before 1962 were "researched" by pharm companies and then the pharm companies were granted 3 to 7 year "patents". Drugles like colchicine, a gout drug, saw its price rise from 7 cents a tablet to over $5 a tablet.
The FDA has made a ton of such gaffes going back to its inception.
In short, big pharma has blame. So does the FDA."The problem with quotes on the Internet is that it is sometimes hard to verify their authenticity." -Abraham Lincoln
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I was going to bring that up. My insurance won't cover colchicine any more. I knew that it was some sort of patent thing, but wasn't sure about it. I thought it went up a lot more than that, though.I feel like I am watching the destruction of our democracy while my neighbors and friends cheer it on
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If you have an opportunity to listen to the Theresa May speech, do so. Trump should hire her speechwriter. The actual severing of EU ties has to be approved by Parliment.
Talent, is there any reason that it takes 3 years for the issuance of a patient? It seems like a 15% loss in time-under-patient would be significant enough for the inventor to want his full 20 years.
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Drug costs are a major Free Rider problem.
But in the end, when things go generic, they get cheap. Nothing that you pay an arm and a leg for nowadays existed when you were born.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.
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Talent, is there any reason that it takes 3 years for the issuance of a patient? It seems like a 15% loss in time-under-patient would be significant enough for the inventor to want his full 20 years.
20 years from date of filing is intended to (a) eliminate gaming; and (b) bring the US system into accord with other major patent systems. There are provisions that allow for "patent term adjustment" if the prosecution of the patent takes longer than 3 years.
There are also expedited tracks for smaller pre-revenue companies. It's mostly a cost-saving thing -- they pay less overall, but do take a greater up front hit.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.
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The patent system grants inventors exclusivity. They are free to gouge for all they're worth. In exchange, the invention is disclosed to the public and after a limited period it's free for all to practice. Big Pharma uses this system the same way everyone else does. The prices for drugs move up and down as one would predict.
Now, whether or not you think pharmaceutical companies ought to be able to avail themselves of the full benefit of the patent system is a policy question. I haven't been persuaded they shouldn't. I'm open to fact-based policy argument that weighs, among other things, costs and creativity. But my default position, however, is that everyone ought to have full access to the patent system and any limitation on that access ought to be fully justified -- the burden is on those seeking the exception to the rule.
So, I'm not terribly troubled by Pharma companies reaping the advantages of their government-granted market exclusivity.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.
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Hannibal:Drug costs are a major Free Rider problem. It is for this reason that I wouldn't be opposed to drug price controls in the US anymore.
Where I see "free-riders" being a problem is in the vaccination situation that has been discussed. There exists some, though very small, risk with vaccination. It is there. But the benefits of vaccination so far outweigh the risks that sensible folks have their children vaccinated. The anti-vac people are true free-riders in the sense that they are protected by the rest of us who do the rational thing.
Also, I think that folks who actually saw polio have a far greater appreciation for vaccination in general. When I was growing up, our small church (<100 people) had two adults who had contracted polio and were wheelchair-bound. I also recall how much gratitude was felt toward Dr. Salk.
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Originally posted by CGVT View PostI was going to bring that up. My insurance won't cover colchicine any more. I knew that it was some sort of patent thing, but wasn't sure about it. I thought it went up a lot more than that, though."The problem with quotes on the Internet is that it is sometimes hard to verify their authenticity." -Abraham Lincoln
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