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- Embed this noticeThat's how almost all pharma patents work though.
1. Take existing substance and tweak it slightly
2. Fund some studies "proving" it's amazing
3. Make sure your guys are all lined up in the right spots when you apply for a patent
4. Bribe a few more swamp critters to ban the existing substances
5. "Incentivise" doctors and hospitals to push your new drug by cutting them in on the deal
Really the only way it can go wrong is if lawsuits from the inevitable side effects outweigh the profits from your mini-monopoly.