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by hn_throwaway_99
2080 days ago
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What are you talking about when it comes to manufacturing insulin? I mean, yes, I definitely do want regulations around the safety of drug manufacturing, but beyond that what regulations specifically are you referring to that restrict the manufacturing of insulin? |
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>The second reason, the authors noted, is that there isn't significant competition in the U.S. insulin market. Price competition typically comes from the introduction of a generic drug that directly competes with a branded product.
>But the authors said that current insulin makers have blocked the entry to such products by getting new patents based on things such as a new delivery device.
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2019-11-07/...
Patent reform would help bring generics on the market and reduce prices.