Feldman, William B., Tu, S. Sean, Alhiary, Rasha, Kesselheim, Aaron S. and Wouters, Olivier J. ORCID: 0000-0002-2514-476X (2023) Manufacturer revenue on inhalers after expiration of primary patents, 2000-2021. JAMA, 329 (1). 87 - 89. ISSN 0098-7484
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Abstract
Inhalers remain the cornerstone therapy for patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Over the past several decades, brand-name manufacturers have continued to sell most inhalers at high prices without the threat of direct generic competition. They have arranged for long periods of market exclusivity by obtaining patents not just on the active ingredients (primary patents) but also on peripheral aspects of these products, such as the propellants and delivery devices (secondary patents), and by shifting active ingredients to different devices (device hops), thereby adding new secondary patents.
Item Type: | Article |
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Official URL: | https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama |
Additional Information: | © 2023 American Medical Association |
Divisions: | Health Policy |
Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology |
Date Deposited: | 09 Jan 2023 09:39 |
Last Modified: | 09 Dec 2024 19:33 |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/117798 |
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