The FTC Is Attacking Drugmakers’ ‘Patent Thickets’ ...Middle East

The Federal Trade Commission has challenged the validity of over 100 drug product patents, focusing on devices used to deliver medicines, like inhalers and autoinjectors, in an effort to increase competition and potentially lower some prices. The FTC says drugmakers illegitimately use the patents to prevent competitors from offering cheaper generic alternatives. It’s the first time the FTC has tried the tactic, said Hannah Garden-Monheit, director of the FTC’s Office of Policy Planning. “We are using all the tools we have to bring down drug prices and reduce barriers to generic competition,” she said in an interview. President Joe Biden has instructed his Federal Trade

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