‘Worse yet, drug companies lack economic incentives to run expensive clinical trials for existing drugs that are off-patent or nearing patent expiration.’
‘Many are wondering why the two organizations have decided to start with a wetting agent study, as opposed to organic products or off-patent versions the drug.’
‘Many drugs which are off-patent will be unaffected by the 2005 deadline for the product patent regime.’
‘She added that the company was not satisfied with the explanations so far about plans to protect future sales of the drugs, which are now off-patent.’
‘The company also licenses in products from other drug developers and drugs that are off-patent which it feels complement its targeted areas.’
‘That is, although Americans pay higher prices for name-brand drugs than citizens in other developed countries, Americans pay lower prices for off-patent drugs.’
‘Claritin goes off-patent in December, and it's become increasingly clear that its replacement isn't going to even come close to picking up the slack.’
‘Four old off-patent antibiotics - isoniazid, ethambutol, rifampicin and pyrazinamide - are the mainstays of first-line tuberculosis treatment.’
‘Under the banner ‘the same, but cheaper,’ the stores sell knockoffs of widely prescribed off-patent drugs, often for one-fourth the price charged by rivals.’
‘For instance, the company had planned to begin selling Xigris, a first-of-its-kind treatment for sepsis, by October, its first drug launch after Prozac goes off-patent.’
‘When Claritin goes off-patent, it's not going to matter whether or not the word ‘loratadine’ is on everyone's lips; its sales are going to tank anyway.’
‘Captopril and enalapril are off-patent, which makes them more economical.’
‘In 2002, the first full year that Prozac was off-patent, the average price of antidepressants rose less than 2%.’
‘It is unlikely the pharmaceutical companies would file applications with the FDA for this indication, given that tramadol is almost off-patent.’
‘Some countries currently produce these drugs off-patent in order to provide affordable drugs to their populations.’
‘Sales are weakening as hot sellers come off-patent.’
‘There are about 200 off-patent drugs currently being used in children.’
‘Other, off-patent antibiotics may be superior and are certainly cheaper.’
‘Both these are largely designed to replace drugs that the companies already had which are going off-patent.’
‘What's more, none of Novartis' major moneymakers is set to go off-patent soon.’
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Out of patent restrictions.
‘the drug has gradually come off-patent’
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