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- Title
Is the GAIN Act a turning point in new antibiotic discovery?<sup>1</sup>.
- Authors
Brown, Eric D.
- Abstract
The United States GAIN (Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now) Act is a call to action for new antibiotic discovery and development that arises from a ground swell of concern over declining activity in this therapeutic area in the pharmaceutical sector. The GAIN Act aims to provide economic incentives for antibiotic drug discovery in the form of market exclusivity and accelerated drug approval processes. The legislation comes on the heels of nearly two decades of failure using the tools of modern drug discovery to find new antibiotic drugs. The lessons of failure are examined herein as are the prospects for a renewed effort in antibiotic drug discovery and development stimulated by new investments in both the public and private sector.
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 2013, Vol 59, Issue 3, p153
- ISSN
0008-4166
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1139/cjm-2013-0089