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  • History of the Water Pik

    The Water Pik, also known as an oral irrigator, is a device used to promote better dental health. It works by spraying a stream of water between your teeth, thus removing food particles. It is very helpful for those with braces, as they have a hard time using traditional dental floss. The brand name Water Pik has become synonymous with oral irrigators, and the company is a leading maker of dental products to this day.

  • Why Are Drug Patents Important?

    Medical research contributes to new discoveries and ideas, including new medications. The pharmaceutical field is forever improving and growing because of medical research that strives to develop pharmaceutical breakthroughs. Those ideas and breakthroughs must be protected through drug patents.

  • What Is Drug Patenting?

    Drug patenting allows pharmaceutical companies to legally protect, patent, the components of the drugs they create in their research labs. Drugs that are patented are protected from competition, as other companies cannot use the same mixture of ingredients to create competing drugs. Patents last for 20 years. This has caused political strife across the world.

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