USA buys up world stock of remdesivir
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USA buys up world stock of remdesivir
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Re: USA buys up world stock of remdesivir
#2"The drug, which was invented for Ebola but failed to work, is under patent to Gilead, which means no other company in wealthy countries can make it."
Sorry, but if the one blessed company with the patent can't keep up with demand, and millions are going to die because there are patent restrictions, then ignore the patent laws and save some lives. It wouldn't look too good if the American government tried to stop it, essentially saying "It's against the law to save their lives, and we're going to punish you for saving them."
Re: USA buys up world stock of remdesivir
#3If there is already alternative suppliers of this drug in India (as claimed by the article) under generic brands, can't they do a licensing deal for the drug and use that production while still not ignoring patent laws?
can't tell if this is a supply chain (production) problem or patent laws dilemma.
Re: USA buys up world stock of remdesivir
#4"The drug, which was invented for Ebola but failed to work, is under patent to Gilead, which means no other company in wealthy countries can make it." Sorry, but if the one blessed company with the patent can't keep up with demand, and millions are going to die because there are patent restrictions, then ignore the patent laws and save some lives. It wouldn't look too good if the American government tried to stop it,…
It's all good. None of them actually work anyway.
The US needs to man up and get to herd immunity since testing and tracing is a fantasy.
Re: USA buys up world stock of remdesivir
#5If there is already alternative suppliers of this drug in India (as claimed by the article) under generic brands, can't they do a licensing deal for the drug and use that production while still not ignoring patent laws? can't tell if this is a supply chain (production) problem or patent laws dilemma.
I think the problem is that gilead has already announced that they’re planning on charging something in the order of $3k per treatment, which won’t work in most of the world, and is a sure fire way to get countries to start asking questions about the value proposition of drug patents.
Basically if you have a company in India willing to manufacture for say $200, Gilead will still charge the same amount, so licensing is likely to end up being at cost for 3rd party manufacturers with all profits going to Gilead.
But if Gilead does do that then a whole lot of countries will suddenly start asking why they’re having to pay so much to a US company that isn’t manufacturing the drug, and is getting a 80-90% cutof the revenue.
It’s better for gilead to try to maintain a veneer if “quality productions costs this much” in order to justify their pricing.
Re: USA buys up world stock of remdesivir
#6"The drug, which was invented for Ebola but failed to work, is under patent to Gilead, which means no other company in wealthy countries can make it." Sorry, but if the one blessed company with the patent can't keep up with demand, and millions are going to die because there are patent restrictions, then ignore the patent laws and save some lives. It wouldn't look too good if the American government tried to stop it,…
Gilead has already announced that they won’t enforce the patent for coronavirus treatment. That doesn’t mean it’s easy to make, but the patent is not the issue.
Re: USA buys up world stock of remdesivir
#7"The drug, which was invented for Ebola but failed to work, is under patent to Gilead, which means no other company in wealthy countries can make it." Sorry, but if the one blessed company with the patent can't keep up with demand, and millions are going to die because there are patent restrictions, then ignore the patent laws and save some lives. It wouldn't look too good if the American government tried to stop it,…
Actualy Gilead is allowing generics manufacturers to produce remdesivir
https://www.gilead.com/purpose/advancing-global-health/covid...
Re: USA buys up world stock of remdesivir
#8The good news is that the drug that actually works is a generic one.
Re: USA buys up world stock of remdesivir
#9"The drug, which was invented for Ebola but failed to work, is under patent to Gilead, which means no other company in wealthy countries can make it." Sorry, but if the one blessed company with the patent can't keep up with demand, and millions are going to die because there are patent restrictions, then ignore the patent laws and save some lives. It wouldn't look too good if the American government tried to stop it,…
Actualy Gilead is allowing generics manufacturers to produce remdesivir https://www.gilead.com/purpose/advancing-global-health/covid...
Except they declare the terms of who gets to produce it and where they can be distributed. Conveniently they reserve the exclusive rights for the 'rich' countries to themselves.
Re: USA buys up world stock of remdesivir
#10"The drug, which was invented for Ebola but failed to work, is under patent to Gilead, which means no other company in wealthy countries can make it." Sorry, but if the one blessed company with the patent can't keep up with demand, and millions are going to die because there are patent restrictions, then ignore the patent laws and save some lives. It wouldn't look too good if the American government tried to stop it,…
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