Re:Alternatives to Antibiotics: Why and How (2017)
by daxorid on Friday December 27, 2019 @01:31PM
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natural remedies are not patentable
Never underestimate the ability of our dystopian modernity to do precisely this. Amarin patented a specific variation of fish oil (one that is no more bioavailable than literally eating a fish, just more concentrated), branded it Vascepa, and the FDA approved it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarin_Corporation
I'm sure there are plenty more examples of this, but this is the obvious one that comes to mind.
Re:Alternatives to Antibiotics: Why and How (2017)
by hcknwscommenter on Saturday December 28, 2019 @01:46AM
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FDA approval has nothing to do with patentability.
Re:Alternatives to Antibiotics: Why and How (2017)
by ropiwqefjnpoa on Friday December 27, 2019 @03:23PM
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I would also suggest a 4th: Natural Remedies sometimes take longer to work and they can be less convenient than a pill.
(1) They have a large number of active ingredients that are not cost effective to manufacture synthetically or isolate
(2) They have an active ingredient that is not yet possible to manufacture synthetically or isolate
(3) The active ingredient(s) are not shelf stable once isolated from the parent product
Lastly, and most importantly, natural remedies are not patentable. This means there is not enough money to get them approved for marketing as a cure for disease.