I dont understand why covid approval would not sta
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I dont understand why covid approval would not start the cancer exclusivity clock.
EUA is a temporary approval that is rescinded at the time an emergency is declared over, not a full approval.
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Presumably the leronlimab molecule was patented many years ago. The patent on the molecule may have ten years or less to expiration.
I think current expiration on the basic patent is 2023.
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But then a patent for leronlimab for covid has more than 17 years left because the c0vid patent is not yet issued.
20 year patent protection but there is no law forbidding off label use by a doctor of a generic drug. So once FDA exclusivity lapses and a generic drug is approved (may take 2 or more years) it might be prescribed for indications that have a longer patent life.