Market failure and the poverty of new drugs in maternal health.
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 18215109.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050022 and PMC identifier 2211556.
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Abstract
A new survey finds that only 17 drugs are under active development for maternal health indications, which is less than 3% of the pipeline in cardiovascular health (660 drugs).
Medical subject headings
- Drug Industry
- Drugs, Investigational
- Marketing
- Maternal Welfare