Why in News J & J will not enforce secondary patent on TB drug in 134 countries . What is Bedaquiline? It’s a medicine used in multi -...
Why in News
J & J will not enforce secondary patent on TB drug in 134 countries .
What is Bedaquiline?
It’s a medicine used in multi - drug resistant tuberculosis.
J & J’s brand name for Bedaquiline is Sirturo.
Bedaquiline is the first drug for TB globaly accepted.
Bedaquline is used over 40 years.
This medicine is more effective than traditional treatments and less toxic.
What is Secondary Patent.
Patents on active ingredients are referred to as primary patents.
In later phases of the drug development, patents are filed on other aspects of active ingredients such as different dosage forms, formulations, production methods etc. These patents are referred to as secondary patents.
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