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Tom Cotton @SenTomCotton

But one reason that drug prices have increased: companies are gaming the patent system to keep generic drugs off market. The FDA regularly receives complaints form generic drug makers that branded companies block them from getting samples of the drugs to perform studies. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 5, 2020

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Tom Cotton @SenTomCotton

It’s expensive for a pharmaceutical company to bring a new drug to market, and our system needs to encourage research and development. This pandemic is a reminder of the need for innovation. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 5, 2020

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Tom Cotton @SenTomCotton

Some drug companies go further—one firm sold the patent rights of an eye-medication to an Indian tribe so the tribe could claim “sovereign immunity” & avoid patent reviews to keep generics off market. Of course, the drug company licensed the patent back to keep the profits. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 5, 2020