Because ideas can flow so freely, efforts to limit distribution raise challenging enforcement obstacles.

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The panel recommended the drug's approval with a 20-2 vote in February, after Vivus proposed a risk management program to limit Qsymia's distribution and published additional results from one of its three clinical trials.

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Examples include exclusive distribution arrangements, which can limit growth, as well limitations on intellectual property.

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