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    Commentary: Prevent a legal Catch-22 that could push thousands of generic drugs off the market

    by Michael A. Carrier, Charles Duan and S. Sean Tu, Los Angeles Times Sep 26, 2022 3 minutes
    Many have debated the role of patents in the present drug pricing crisis, the authors write.

    Carvedilol could be the poster child for how to lower drug prices. Since 2007, more than 20 million patients with cardiovascular conditions have enjoyed generic versions of the popular beta-blocker, which cost 2 cents a dose compared with $4.81 for the brand-name product. Patents on the drug Coreg, dating back to 1978, have long expired, enabling these price-saving generics.

    Yet this year, a federal jury deemed one generic carvedilol maker in violation of a patent to the tune of $235

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