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Hoyt

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19. Exactly, it's not different. I don't like the practice, though.

Reply to blue neen (Reply #14)

Mon Jun 22, 2015, 11:15 PM

Jun 2015

Consumers can help by not asking docs to prescribe the tweaked drug. But they don't. There are generics of some drugs that you have to take twice a day. But patients demand the costly once a day drugs. If an insurer tries to limit use of the once a day, consumers complain.

We do have to find away of handling really costly drugs without impeding development.

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If TPP passes, kiss your generic drugs goodbye [View all] 99th_Monkey Jun 2015 OP

India will never do it... they control a good % the markets in MENA and Africa JCMach1 Jun 2015 #1

I'd rather not take that chance, if India changes its mind 99th_Monkey Jun 2015 #6

No kidding, the TPP is bad in sooooo many ways... Americans are extorted for medications JCMach1 Jun 2015 #17

I don't understand why that would make a difference within the US pnwmom Jun 2015 #2

It radically extends life of patents, rather than of patients 99th_Monkey Jun 2015 #4

The so-called loop-hole has nothing to do with the TPP Ms. Toad Jun 2015 #11

WikiLeaks exposes "sweet deals for Big Pharma" TPP just makes an already bad situation worse 99th_Monkey Jun 2015 #15

Drug companies already do this minute tweaking of ingredients. blue neen Jun 2015 #12

please see 99th_Monkey Jun 2015 #16

From what I can tell, blue neen Jun 2015 #18

True, it mainly screws other nation's people more than US 99th_Monkey Jun 2015 #21

I can't understand how ANY Democrat would want the TPA to pass. marym625 Jun 2015 #3

It's truly bizarro world Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #7

You said it! marym625 Jun 2015 #8

All generic drugs will be confiscated in 24 business hours. tritsofme Jun 2015 #5

In many poor countries, name brand drugs are cheaper than generics here. In any event, Hoyt Jun 2015 #9

TPP allows Big Pharma to extend patents on dubious grounds 99th_Monkey Jun 2015 #13

How is this different than what Big Pharma does now? blue neen Jun 2015 #14

Exactly, it's not different. I don't like the practice, though. Hoyt Jun 2015 #19

The practice is known as "evergreening". blue neen Jun 2015 #20

By itself, this is more than sufficient reason to reject Fast Track. Faryn Balyncd Jun 2015 #10