Breakpoints #95 – A to Z on R&D: Challenges and Solutions for Sustained Antimicrobial Drug Development
Mar 29, 2024
01:02:16
In this episode, Drs. Helen Boucher (@hboucher3), Ramy Elshaboury, and Mike Dudley (@MikeMNDudley) join host, Megan Klatt (@MeganKlatt3), to discuss barriers to antimicrobial drug development, potential incentives and legislation to promote market growth, and what we can do to ensure the antimicrobial pipeline doesn’t run dry.
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References
- An analysis of antibacterial drug development trends in the United States, 1980-2019: Dheman N, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 6;73(11):e4444-e4450. doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa859. PMID: 32584952.
- Antibacterial R&D at a crossroads: we’ve pushed as hard as we can…now we need to start pulling!: Rex JH, Outterson K. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 6;73(11):e4451-4453. doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa852. PMID: 32584949.
- No Patient Left Behind (website): https://www.nopatientleftbehind.org/ (many useful explainers of how the investment, innovation cycle, and drug pricing work)
- ISPOR special task force report on defining elements of value in health care – a health economics approach: Lakdawalla DN, et al. Value Health. 2018 2018 Feb;21(2):131-139. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2017.12.007. PMID: 29477390.
- Generalized cost-effectiveness analysis to assess treatment value in hepatitis C: Chou JW, et al. Am J Manag Care. 2023 Dec;29(12):696-703. doi: 10.37765/ajmc.2023.89468. PMID: 38170486.