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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “AstraZeneca filed a new patent to maintain exclusivity of…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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Rep. AOC Slams Big Pharma for Gaming U.S. Patent System at Health Subcommittee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 04:13

And we've seen that. AstraZeneca, what they did was that they had this treatment, the actual medication inside did not change at all the administration of it, but they AstraZeneca filed a new patent to maintain exclusivity of [an inhaler pump] without changing the medication inside. great innovation that was worth this not going generic for? I'm not aware, but I think you know the answer. Yeah, it's this little plastic piece right here. (04:13–04:28)

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Asserts that AstraZeneca filed a new patent for an inhaler pump without changing the medication to maintain exclusivity.

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