I see that a U.S. federal judge ruled on February 21, 2006 in favor of Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. that a patent
covering the active ingredient of ACTOS is valid and enforceable through 2011. Yet this drug has been on the market since 1999 and has generated billions of dollars in profit but yet probably only cost them a billion dollars tops to get to market.
Why am I, under a typical insurance plan, paying $5 per pill (day) because it is a Brand name drug rather than $20 copay for generics. This is obsurd given that 30 million perscriptions have been written for this drug and that 20 million Americans have diabetes.
Does anyone know how they were able to renew this patent which is not typical? Does anyone know of a reliable foreign online pharmacy that sells Pioglitazone?
2006-10-30
09:01:04
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TBone
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