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Too much of a good thing can be bad: the pros and cons of pharmaceutical patents

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  • Carrie Conaway

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Pharmaceutical firms-and society-depend on patent protection to foster the development of new drugs. But patents also raise prices and reduce access by delaying generic competition.

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  • Carrie Conaway, 2003. "Too much of a good thing can be bad: the pros and cons of pharmaceutical patents," Regional Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, issue Q 1, pages 10-18.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedbrr:y:2003:i:q1:p:10-18
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    1. Richard Nelson & Carrie McAdam-Marx & Megan Evans & Robert Ward & Benjamin Campbell & Diana Brixner & Joanne Lafleur, 2011. "Patent extension policy for paediatric indications," Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Springer, vol. 9(3), pages 171-181, May.

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    Drugs - Patents; Pharmaceutical industry;

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