On Dec 27, 2006, at 6:32 PM, Dean Michael Berris wrote:
On 12/27/06, JM Ibanez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hmmm... "The government can buy generic drugs and not get the
formula
> in the process" which means the procurement of the drug(s) does not
> include the formula -- rather the fact that it is generic already
> exposes the formula to scrutiny by the public. Having that said,
it is
> not a prerequisite that any drug's formula be public information
for
> that drug to be procured by government.
No, the fact of it being *generic* is the fact that the formula is
out
there in the public -- it's a *prerequisite*.
Because the government was buying generic drugs, the drug being
generic imposes that the formula was out in public. Had the drug not
been generic, would government require the formula in the procurement
of the drug?
The government favors generic over non-generic drugs. If there is no
generic available, then the government can purchase non-generics.
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