Pharmaceutical Research and Development: What Do We Get for All that Money?

BMJ, 2012, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e4348

5 Pages Posted: 10 May 2013 Last revised: 19 Jun 2013

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Donald W. Light

Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine ; Center for Migration and Development; Institute for Advanced Study

Joel Lexchin

York University

Date Written: August 7, 2012

Abstract

Data indicate that the widely touted “innovation crisis” in pharmaceuticals is a myth. The real innovation crisis, say Donald Light and Joel Lexchin, stems from current incentives that reward companies for developing large numbers of new drugs with few clinical advantages over existing ones.

Keywords: pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical policy, regulation, innovation crisis

Suggested Citation

Light, Donald W. and Lexchin, Joel, Pharmaceutical Research and Development: What Do We Get for All that Money? (August 7, 2012). BMJ, 2012, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e4348, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2262843 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2262843

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