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Old 09-11-2021, 12:42 PM
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So you don't think it would help if Medicare started negotiating what they can charge? Why is a drug like Eliquis available for so much less in other countries?
Eliquis is not available for a lot less. The difference is that other countries do not follow US patent law and make generic drugs available much sooner. He is getting generic Eliquis which is very likely totally fine. Big Pharma has gotten very good at getting its US patents extended over and over.

Generic Eliquis was actually approved by our FDA, but because of the patent it cannot be sold here. The patent on the medication expires in 2026, that is the actual ingredient. But the patent on the manufacture of the drug lasts until 2031 in the US
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