Pricy #inhalers remain expensive due to device tweaks that keep competitors at bay
#Drugmakers incremental adjustments to older inhaler products to fend off #generics. Feldman found that just 1 of 62 approved by #FDA 1986-2020 had a new mechanism of action
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Is anyone else having to battle with their GP over blue inhalers? #Asthma #Inhalers #Ventolin #NHS

High profits from secondary patents on #inhalers could decrease incentive for #pharmaceutical companies to innovate ⁦‪@JAMA_current‬⁩ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2800037

We just saw this on the birdsite from @wbfeldman. Similar observation to ours regarding devices and just published in JAMA. Great that this aspect of patent manipulation is getting attention!

https://twitter.com/wbfeldman/status/1610329075918184451

From 2000-2021, manufacturers earned $111 billion on brand-name #inhalers in the US AFTER patents on their active ingredients had expired.
How?
By patenting other aspects of the products (e.g., delivery devices).

#patents #pharmaceuticals #generics #BigPharma #OrangeBook

I JUST got 3 months of #Symbicort and my allergist wants me to try this (naturally). Same thing plus a third med.

Anyone have experience with #Breztri?

#asthma #asthmatic #inhalers