More than 75% of new drug patents for new drugs aren't new. They are old patents that the FDA allows drug makers to take over.

Once they get that monopoly, that's when economists say the lower-cost generics disappear and the price we pay at the pharmacy goes up. 

This is day 2 of our look into the rising cost of prescription drugs. 

More than 75% of new drug patents for new drugs aren't new. They are old patents that the FDA allows drug makers to take over.
Once they get that monopoly, that's when economists say the lower-cost generics disappear and the price we pay at the pharmacy goes up.&nbsp;
This is day 2 of our look into the rising cost of prescription drugs.&nbsp;

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