The federal government has the authority to make or buy a patented invention without the permission and has used this tactic in the past to increase availability of drugs to protect public health. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The Trump administration should fight the opioid epidemic with a novel weapon, say the city of Baltimore and a consumer advocacy group: overriding patents on the widely used overdose antidote naloxone.

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