Pharmaceutical companies are perceived as profiting unfairly from drugs they sell. A new law shortens the time during which the manufacturer has exclusive use of the drug formula. Place the events in sequence to illustrate how restricting profits by pharmaceutical companies affects innovation.

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Pharmaceutical companies reduce their estimate of the profitability of new drug research.

Pharmaceutical companies are less willing to invest in drug development.

Fewer new drugs are brought to market.