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Some new drugs aren’t actually ‘new’ – pharmaceutical companies exploit patents and raise prices for patients, but data transparency can help protect innovation

  • Written by Lucy Xiaolu Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Resource Economics, UMass Amherst
Some new drugs aren’t actually ‘new’ – pharmaceutical companies exploit patents and raise prices for patients, but data transparency can help protect innovationWhen companies file hundreds of patents for a single drug, affordable versions can remain out of reach for years.pilli/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Pharmaceutical innovation saves lives. But not every “new” drug is truly new.

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