Healthy Skepticism Library item: 13177
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Publication type: Journal Article
Morgan S, Lopert R, Greyson D.
Toward a definition of pharmaceutical innovation
Open Medicine 2008; 2:(1):epub
http://www.openmedicine.ca/article/view/153/106
Abstract:
Ongoing debates in the pharmaceutical sector about intellectual property,1, 2 pricing and reimbursement,3, 4 and public research investments5 have a common denominator: the pursuit of innovation. However, there is little clarity about what constitutes a true pharmaceutical innovation, and as a result there is confusion about what kind of new products should be pursued, protected and encouraged through health policy and clinical practice.6 If the concept of pharmaceutical innovation can be clarified, then it may become easier for health policy-makers and practitioners to evaluate, adopt and procure products in ways that appropriately recognize, encourage and give priority to truly valuable pharmaceutical innovations…
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