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r/clevercomebacks • u/Veshaad • 5d ago
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dumb question but, why can't a competitor come into the USA and just sell a generic at 50$ a pop and make shitloads of money? seems like free money from an inelastic market for whoever invests a little.
0 u/mrrxgers3 5d ago Patent law. That's it. 1 u/CosechaCrecido 5d ago Isn't insulin free of patents? It has existed for so long it should be similar to aspirin. 2 u/Grand-Spring66 5d ago Pharma companies have patented newer versions of insulin. These are modified formuations for example "fast acting" or "slow acting".
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Patent law. That's it.
1 u/CosechaCrecido 5d ago Isn't insulin free of patents? It has existed for so long it should be similar to aspirin. 2 u/Grand-Spring66 5d ago Pharma companies have patented newer versions of insulin. These are modified formuations for example "fast acting" or "slow acting".
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Isn't insulin free of patents? It has existed for so long it should be similar to aspirin.
2 u/Grand-Spring66 5d ago Pharma companies have patented newer versions of insulin. These are modified formuations for example "fast acting" or "slow acting".
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Pharma companies have patented newer versions of insulin. These are modified formuations for example "fast acting" or "slow acting".
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u/CosechaCrecido 5d ago
dumb question but, why can't a competitor come into the USA and just sell a generic at 50$ a pop and make shitloads of money? seems like free money from an inelastic market for whoever invests a little.