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ArticleInternational journal of health services : planning, administration, evaluation2022

A Proposal to Increase Value and Equity in the Development and Distribution of New Pharmaceuticals.

Paul Sorum, Christopher Stein, Danielle Wales, David Pratt

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Article in International journal of health services : planning, administration, evaluation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Paul SorumInternal Medicine and Pediatrics, 1092Albany Medical College, Albany Medical Center Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Cohoes, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4009-9343
Christopher SteinManagement and Health Studies, Siena College, Loudonville, NY, USA.
Danielle WalesInternal Medicine and Pediatrics, 1092Albany Medical College, Albany Medical Center Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Cohoes, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4843-7960
David Pratt167519Schenectady County Public Health Services, Schenectady, NY, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The process of developing and marketing new pharmaceuticals in the United States is driven by a need to maximize returns to shareholders. This results all too often in the production of new medications that are expensive and of marginal value to patients and society. In line with our heightened awareness of the importance of social justice and public health-and in light of our government's alliance with private companies in bringing us COVID-19 vaccines-we need to reconsider how new pharmaceuticals are developed and distributed. Accordingly, we propose the creation of a new agency of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that would direct the whole process. This agency would fund the research and development of high-value medications, closely monitor the clinical studies of these new drugs, and manage their distribution at prices that are value-based, fair, and equitable.

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Drug DevelopmentDrug IndustryUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansMarketingPharmaceutical PreparationsUnited StatesCOVID-19 VaccinesPharmaceutical Preparationscosts and cost analysisdrug developmentdrug industryhealth equityUnited States food and drug administration

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PMID35546103
PMCPMC9203670

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