Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jan 2022
Patent thickets are thwarting U.S. availability of lower cost biosimilar medicines, study finds
18 January 2022 - Amid debate over competition in the pharmaceutical industry, a new analysis found just 6% of patents covered key ingredients — or innovative new molecules — in pricey biologic medicines, underscoring concerns that drug makers abuse the patent system when they go to court to thwart rivals.
