Why do pharmaceutical firms benefit most from patent protection?
A) because research and development of drugs require large expenditures that need to be recouped while the patent is still valid
B) because pharmaceutical drugs need to be controlled by the government
C) because pharmaceutical companies pay large taxes to the government
D) because only physicians can legally prescribe pharmaceutical drugs
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