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Pharma firms pile up add-on patents to keep drug prices high

Add-on patents have extended drug patent periods from two years to over six, helping pharmaceutical companies maintain high prices.

1 publisher · 1 article · first seen 28 Sept 2026 · updated 40d ago

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