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Robin Feldman on Drug Patents, Generics, and Drug Wars
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Robin Feldman on Drug Patents, Generics, and Drug Wars

Robin Feldman of the University of California Hastings College of Law and author of Drug Wars talks about her book with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Feldman explores the various ways that pharmaceutical companies try to reduce competition from generic drugs. The conversation includes a discussion of the Hatch-Waxman Act and the sometimes crazy world of patent protection.

EconTalk · EconTalk: Russ Roberts

June 26, 20171h 5m

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Show Notes

Robin Feldman of the University of California Hastings College of Law and author of Drug Wars talks about her book with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Feldman explores the various ways that pharmaceutical companies try to reduce competition from generic drugs. The conversation includes a discussion of the Hatch-Waxman Act and the sometimes crazy world of patent protection.

Topics

economicsintellectual propertycompetitionpharmaceuticalsrobin feldmanantitrusteconlibfda