Of possibly major significance to phramaspam, the Chinese government apparently has revoked Pfizer's Via-MUNGED-gra patent so their own companies can make it locally:
<http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040805/hl_afp/china_health_viagra_040805111759> > Thu Aug 5, 7:17 AM ET > BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese pharmaceutical makers are planning to > jointly produce a local variant of Via-MUNGED-gra after Pfizer Inc of > the US lost its patent protection in China for the popular drug. > Without citing a source, state media reported Wednesday the 17 > pharmaceutical companies, headed by Tonghua Hongtaomao > Pharmaceutical Co Ltd. from northeastern China, are hoping to > set up a joint-stock company to make an erectile dysfunction > drug that would cost only half the price of Via-MUNGED-gra. This may create new incentives for and types of pill spams. Jeff C. -- Jeff Chan mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.surbl.org/
