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Expanding antibiotic, vaccine, and diagnostics development and access to tackle antimicrobial resistance

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Laxminarayan, Ramanan, Impalli, Isabella, Rangarajan, Radha, Cohn, Jennifer, Ramjeet, Kavi, Trainor, Betsy Wonderly, Strathdee, Steffanie, Sumpradit, Nithima +5 more·2024·The Lancet

Abstract

The increasing number of bacterial infections globally that do not respond to any available antibiotics indicates a need to invest in-and ensure access to-new antibiotics, vaccines, and diagnostics. The traditional model of drug development, which depends on substantial revenues to motivate investment, is no longer economically viable without push and pull incentives. Moreover, drugs developed through these mechanisms are unlikely to be affordable for all patients in need, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. New, publicly funded models based on public-private partnerships could support investment in antibiotics and novel alternatives, and lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, making drugs more accessible. Cost reductions can be achieved with public goods, such as clinical trial networks and platform-based quality assurance, manufacturing, and product development support. Preserving antibiotic effectiveness relies on accurate and timely diagnosis; however scaling up diagnostics faces technological, economic, and behavioural challenges. New technologies appeared during the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is a need for a deeper understanding of market, physician, and consumer behaviour to improve the use of diagnostics in patient management. Ensuring sustainable access to antibiotics also requires infection prevention. Vaccines offer the potential to prevent infections from drug-resistant pathogens, but funding for vaccine development has been scarce in this context. The High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly in 2024 offers an opportunity to rethink how research and development can be reoriented to serve disease management, prevention, patient access, and antibiotic stewardship.

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Laxminarayan, R., Impalli, I., Rangarajan, R., Cohn, J., Ramjeet, K., Trainor, B. W., Strathdee, S., Sumpradit, N., Berman, D., Wertheim, H., Outterson, K., Srikantiah, P., & Theuretzbacher, U.
Affiliations
  • Princeton University (US)
  • Central Drug Research Institute (IN)
  • Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (CH)
  • FIND (CH)
  • Boston University (US)
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • Ministry of Public Health (TH)
  • Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
  • Gates Foundation (US)
Corresponding author
Laxminarayan, Ramanan
Venue
The Lancet
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2024-06
Volume
403
Issue
10443
Pages
2534-2550
ISSN
  • 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
  • 0140-6736
OpenAlex
W4398244676
Cited by
111
References
98
Citations by year
2026: 32 · 2025: 54 · 2024: 25
FWCI
4.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Lancet (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • bepress Legal Repository (submittedVersion)
Funders
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology › Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Medicine › Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
Keywords
antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic development, vaccine development, diagnostics, public-private partnerships, drug development incentives, access to medicines, low- and middle-income countries, clinical trial networks, platform technology, infection control, antibiotic stewardship, drug-resistant pathogens, out-of-pocket costs
MeSH terms
Drug Development, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Bacterial Infections, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Pandemics

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