S. 4878, known as the "Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years Act" or the "REMEDY Act," aims to change how new drug applications are approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The bill introduces the concept of a "covered patent," requiring drug...
Simple Explanation
The REMEDY Act is a new rule to stop drug makers from using too many patents to keep their medicine special for longer, which could make it harder for other companies to make the same medicine. It says each drug maker can only pick one special patent that gets a little extra time before others can make the same drug.