The delivery system is what's patented. And yes it IS a "magical tool" - if you have one, you're the only person who can make it, while it's valid. The entire patent process works on that specific principle, and it's why patents exist. You're wrong, and if you choose this hill to die on, you're just going to embarrass yourself.
Epinephrine, as a drug, was first synthesized more than a century ago. It’s been used for various medical applications since then, and was first packaged in an auto-injector (to protect soldiers against chemical warfare) back in the 1970s.
But Mylan has a lock on the particular EpiPen design that millions of patients, parents, and school nurses have come to trust.
They have a patent on the PEN, not what's in it - epinephrine is patent free. But you cannot make an Epi Pen like Mylan's without being sued. Until 2025. But you can design an alternate delivery system all you want - and several companies are trying.
"But you cannot make an Epi Pen like Mylan's without being sued."
No fucking shit you colossal sperg. That's why you DON'T MAKE SOMETHING EXACTLY LIKE THE PATENTED PRODUCT.
Holy.
Shit.
Explain why we have an approved generic now? Patents don't "prevent" innovation you moron, they encourage it. Since they are in available to the public, ANYONE can look at them and then design a competing product.
It's almost like the PEN isn't LIKE Mylan's enough to be a problem.
Says the dude who's literally parroting the same dumb shit socialists on Reddit say about patents and the like.
FDA gatekeeping is the problem, not drug patents. There's zero reason to have a government approval body to approve drugs that already exist when all you need to do is stick a sample into something like an IR spectroscopy machine and see if the molecules are the same.
The delivery system is what's patented. And yes it IS a "magical tool" - if you have one, you're the only person who can make it, while it's valid. The entire patent process works on that specific principle, and it's why patents exist. You're wrong, and if you choose this hill to die on, you're just going to embarrass yourself.
https://www.statnews.com/2016/09/09/epipen-lack-of-innovation/
See point 1.
Epinephrine, as a drug, was first synthesized more than a century ago. It’s been used for various medical applications since then, and was first packaged in an auto-injector (to protect soldiers against chemical warfare) back in the 1970s.
But Mylan has a lock on the particular EpiPen design that millions of patients, parents, and school nurses have come to trust.
They have a patent on the PEN, not what's in it - epinephrine is patent free. But you cannot make an Epi Pen like Mylan's without being sued. Until 2025. But you can design an alternate delivery system all you want - and several companies are trying.
El Oh Fucking El
Here's you embarrassing yourself:
"But you cannot make an Epi Pen like Mylan's without being sued."
No fucking shit you colossal sperg. That's why you DON'T MAKE SOMETHING EXACTLY LIKE THE PATENTED PRODUCT.
Holy.
Shit.
Explain why we have an approved generic now? Patents don't "prevent" innovation you moron, they encourage it. Since they are in available to the public, ANYONE can look at them and then design a competing product.
It's almost like the PEN isn't LIKE Mylan's enough to be a problem.
https://www.drugs.com/availability/generic-epipen.html
Jesus Tapdancing Ghost Christ isn't like I'm talking to a simpering child.
Okay, Sparky. You're just bellowing now and you reek of 4chan. That's enough attention for you.
Says the dude who's literally parroting the same dumb shit socialists on Reddit say about patents and the like.
FDA gatekeeping is the problem, not drug patents. There's zero reason to have a government approval body to approve drugs that already exist when all you need to do is stick a sample into something like an IR spectroscopy machine and see if the molecules are the same.