where do Intellectual Property rights (with respect to pharmaceuticals) differ from those in the US and how?
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If you are talking about Patent laws, they vary with the country. Some international treaties exist that provide some protections in the countries that have ratified them. And customs agents can enforce IP protections against products entering the US.\n\nI don't know about India or Brazil specifically, but if it matters, you should contact an attorney in those countries for details.
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In the U.S. ?\nSee the link below.
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You mean aside from the drug manufacturers who take the entire Dr.'s office out for lunch.... paid for by the drug companies?\n\nOkay, the patent runs out after a certain time, but generally, right before the patent runs out, they come out with a new and improved version of the drug that does more.  This way, they can get a new patent.  That is exactly how it works.\n\nThey were recently advertising something on TV for blood pressure.  Two pills combined in one now.  The patent is almost up on the old one and the market will be flooded with generics for those.  The new combination will have a patent and be very expensive for the next seven years.
504678
umm because the original crimanals in the war drugs is the usa itself. We made the drugs in labs. Grew them in south america, let them through our borders, then we had to get mroe poilice and jails to fight this problem that we started. What better way to fight a war, when your on both sides of the table.
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If you don't think your product will be sold outside of the United States, it is more likely than not to be cost prohibitive.  Additionally, international patents are frequently ignored by other countries (ex., China) and are difficult to enforce.  Your best bet is probably just to stick with a U.S. patent.
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Many foreign countries, like Canada, have socialized health care. Basically, the government buys drugs direct from the maker in huge quantities and saves a bunch of money on them. Here in America, drugs go through a bunch of middlemen, each getting a profit, before they reach the pharmacy.
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Where do you live?\nThe US are currently being held back a bit in terms of research by the Government's conservative posture, meaning that no federal money is being put into controversial technologies such as stem cell research. A lot of researchers are going to Europe instead, seemingly opportunities there are growing.\nThere's probably still a lot of money in biology in the US, though. But it's decreasing.
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The critical issue in medicine is that it is all controlled by the drug compamies.\nMedicine is the ONLY industry where this happens. The cement and brick manufacturers do not control the building industry, for example. This leads to a complete bias towards profit, and the elimination of many alternative medicines and techniques which would be better for the patient. There are over 100 alternative treatments for cancer, for example, which do not involve drugs, surgery, or hospital equipment. Because the FDA is also totally controlled by the drug companies, it refuses to recognise ANY of these thousands of techniques, meaning that the patients health is no longer the most important thing.\nIf a building's safety became unimportant, there would be an outcry, so why does the medical industry allow this to continue.
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Go to this site for your answer\n\nwww.uspharmacist.com/index. asp?show=article&page=8_1281.htm - 37k
267456
There are lots of pharmacies in India and the rules of opening a pharmacy is very strange not like in the west or EU.\nThe answers can also be answered by the pharmacy council of India.\nhttp://www.pci.nic.in/
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Because the Canadian government offers a "take it or leave it" price to the drug companies on each drug, based mostly on the average world price, and generally they accept it. But, it is not all perfect. There are some drugs available in the US that are not available in Canada, partly because of this policy.
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I dont know, but maybe my insufficient answer will be digusting enough to someone that they will want to correct me. I'm just a patient.\nDrugs:\nFirst patent, step one: Scientists in lab make drug with trial and error on medium/animal until desired result. Data studied. Pill manufactured.\n\nStep two:Outside company is employed to do double-blind study using volunteering human beings taking drug or placebo. Data studied-Every reaction, drug interactions, side effects, etc. reported.\n\nGo back or on to:Step three: Outside company is employed to do double-blind study on volunteering human beings afflicted with the "target" illness with drug or placebo. Data studied. Specific benefits, specific time elements to improvements involved  vs every single side effect vs cost efficiency to both manufacturer and consumer evaluated. \n\nStep four: All data presented to FDA, is considered and approved based on all data or not approved and application is returned with reason for unapproval. Approval goes on to Patent (for 10 years for high cost of all this to be made up for by high cost paid for by patient)After that price drops to 2.00 for generic and 5.00 for name brand.\n\nIf its a big secret and no one really answers, then as a consumer I have to think a lot of money exchanges betweens hands and over great vacations and wonderful luxuries. \nI mean...they DO say "side effects can include... lah... tee... dah... tee... duh...in some cases serious side effects have been reported including heart attack, stroke and death""Talk to your doctor and ask if Curemeorkillme is right for you."(meanwhile we're watching happy people, frisbees on the beach, smiles, and loyal loving dogs lumbering in the sunshine). \n\nWhat I'd like to know is how does a publishing house or editor approve a written piece for publication?\n\nBUT...I really hope you do get an answer.
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Without knowing further details, it's hard to say what's the right path for you. Here's some info on intellectual property in general:\n\nCopyrights can be obtained for things of an artistic nature. This includes, of course, poetry, films, sculptures, music, fiction, etc. But can also include things that may not necessarily seem "artistic" in the general sense of the word. Copyrights can also be obtained for advertising copy, games, software programs and blueprints, to name just a few. \n\nTrademarks can be names of products or services, logos, slogans, packaging and even sounds and smells. In essence, a trademark can be almost anything that is used to identify a particular product or service. Registering a trademark grants the owner exclusive rights to the mark within the specified industry. \n\nTo protect an original invention OR a significant improvement to an existing product, a patent would be filed. Here's the USPTO's definition: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/index.html#patent \n\nSee the source box for some handy links. Hope that helps!
936705
ephedrine is now a class II drug. It cannot be purchased without a prescription in the US.
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Definitely no.  Patents only apply in the jurisdictions in which they are issued.  So, a US patent can only be enforced in the United States.  Although there are regional patents, such as a European patent, even there enforcement depends on the laws of the particular countries in that region.  For example, a Europe issued patent may be enforced differently in Italy then it would be in France.  Otherwise, there is no such thing as an international patent.  If you wanted to enforce your rights outside the US, you need to obtain protection outside the US.
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The answer depends entirely upon where a person lives in the United States and what drug and what quantity and what purpose (and probably other factors as well).  Ask a lawyer.
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I don't know how the Pharma works, but I am sure there are None.., like Med school...\nThe only thing u gotta see is that it is recognized by WHO & all,,, then u will have to pass out the USA certification exams for Pharma...\nJust like USMLE.. for Meds