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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
I don't know where you are getting this from. I never said that a company will not release a drug to the public unless they have patent. My comment was when Gideon stated that shortening the patent life would cause drug companies to come up with new ones quicker.
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my take on your post:
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but I don't want to see drugs rushed out the door without proper testing because a company is afraid of someone else using their innovation for profit.
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was that you were using that as defense of patent laws regarding drugs.
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I said that it's not a good idea to rush drug companies.
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Again though, what you seem to be not grasping is, the FDA rushes things itself, no need to rush the "drug companies" you have it backwards, the drug makers usually want to get it to market as fast as they can, you are twisting it to seem as if they are being rushed, not the case. The drug makers are the ones pushing things through... not the other way around.
The FDA has been sued too many times over these rushed drugs to use them as argument for safety in here.