I do believe it is 7 years. Did some IT work for Abbott with regard to their Humaria product, which they had bought from another company or obtained by buying that company I forget which, and they had at the time the remainder of 7 years to find as many uses for it as possible to be able to regain money spent on R&D (or purchase of that R&D) and make enough of a profit to afford R&D on other drugs. Humaria was a cash cow for Abbott for awhile.
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Originally Posted by BrianG
In prescription drugs, isn't there a waiting period (maybe patent) before the generics come out?
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