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		Definition of off-patent in English: off-patentadjective & adverb  Out of patent restrictions. 不受专利权限制的(地) as adjective firms legally mass-produce off-patent products as adverb the drug has gradually come off-patent Example sentencesExamples -  For instance, the company had planned to begin selling Xigris, a first-of-its-kind treatment for sepsis, by October, its first drug launch after Prozac goes off-patent.
 -  Four old off-patent antibiotics - isoniazid, ethambutol, rifampicin and pyrazinamide - are the mainstays of first-line tuberculosis treatment.
 -  Worse yet, drug companies lack economic incentives to run expensive clinical trials for existing drugs that are off-patent or nearing patent expiration.
 -  What's more, none of Novartis' major moneymakers is set to go off-patent soon.
 -  Claritin goes off-patent in December, and it's become increasingly clear that its replacement isn't going to even come close to picking up the slack.
 -  Under the banner ‘the same, but cheaper,’ the stores sell knockoffs of widely prescribed off-patent drugs, often for one-fourth the price charged by rivals.
 -  In 2002, the first full year that Prozac was off-patent, the average price of antidepressants rose less than 2%.
 -  Some countries currently produce these drugs off-patent in order to provide affordable drugs to their populations.
 -  Many drugs which are off-patent will be unaffected by the 2005 deadline for the product patent regime.
 -  There are about 200 off-patent drugs currently being used in children.
 -  It is unlikely the pharmaceutical companies would file applications with the FDA for this indication, given that tramadol is almost off-patent.
 -  Many are wondering why the two organizations have decided to start with a wetting agent study, as opposed to organic products or off-patent versions the drug.
 -  The company also licenses in products from other drug developers and drugs that are off-patent which it feels complement its targeted areas.
 -  Captopril and enalapril are off-patent, which makes them more economical.
 -  Both these are largely designed to replace drugs that the companies already had which are going off-patent.
 -  That is, although Americans pay higher prices for name-brand drugs than citizens in other developed countries, Americans pay lower prices for off-patent drugs.
 -  She added that the company was not satisfied with the explanations so far about plans to protect future sales of the drugs, which are now off-patent.
 -  Other, off-patent antibiotics may be superior and are certainly cheaper.
 -  Sales are weakening as hot sellers come off-patent.
 -  When Claritin goes off-patent, it's not going to matter whether or not the word ‘loratadine’ is on everyone's lips; its sales are going to tank anyway.
 
    Definition of off-patent in US English: off-patentadverb & adjectiveôf ˈpatnt No longer subject to patent restrictions. 不受专利权限制的(地) as adjective firms legally mass-produce off-patent products as adverb the drug has gradually come off-patent Example sentencesExamples -  There are about 200 off-patent drugs currently being used in children.
 -  Many drugs which are off-patent will be unaffected by the 2005 deadline for the product patent regime.
 -  Other, off-patent antibiotics may be superior and are certainly cheaper.
 -  Claritin goes off-patent in December, and it's become increasingly clear that its replacement isn't going to even come close to picking up the slack.
 -  It is unlikely the pharmaceutical companies would file applications with the FDA for this indication, given that tramadol is almost off-patent.
 -  Four old off-patent antibiotics - isoniazid, ethambutol, rifampicin and pyrazinamide - are the mainstays of first-line tuberculosis treatment.
 -  Some countries currently produce these drugs off-patent in order to provide affordable drugs to their populations.
 -  Sales are weakening as hot sellers come off-patent.
 -  Both these are largely designed to replace drugs that the companies already had which are going off-patent.
 -  Worse yet, drug companies lack economic incentives to run expensive clinical trials for existing drugs that are off-patent or nearing patent expiration.
 -  Captopril and enalapril are off-patent, which makes them more economical.
 -  Many are wondering why the two organizations have decided to start with a wetting agent study, as opposed to organic products or off-patent versions the drug.
 -  For instance, the company had planned to begin selling Xigris, a first-of-its-kind treatment for sepsis, by October, its first drug launch after Prozac goes off-patent.
 -  What's more, none of Novartis' major moneymakers is set to go off-patent soon.
 -  She added that the company was not satisfied with the explanations so far about plans to protect future sales of the drugs, which are now off-patent.
 -  That is, although Americans pay higher prices for name-brand drugs than citizens in other developed countries, Americans pay lower prices for off-patent drugs.
 -  The company also licenses in products from other drug developers and drugs that are off-patent which it feels complement its targeted areas.
 -  In 2002, the first full year that Prozac was off-patent, the average price of antidepressants rose less than 2%.
 -  Under the banner ‘the same, but cheaper,’ the stores sell knockoffs of widely prescribed off-patent drugs, often for one-fourth the price charged by rivals.
 -  When Claritin goes off-patent, it's not going to matter whether or not the word ‘loratadine’ is on everyone's lips; its sales are going to tank anyway.
 
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