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The $2.6 Billion Pill — Methodologic and Policy Considerations
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Interview with Dr. Jerry Avorn on a new estimate of the cost of bringing a drug to market. (12:09)Download An industry-supported center claims that it costs companies $2.6 billion to develop a new drug. But we need a broader-based and more transparent reckoning of research-and-development costs to inform discussions about fostering innovation and paying for medications.
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- Avorn, J.
- Venue
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Published
- 2015-05-14
- Volume
- 372
- Issue
- 20
- Pages
- 1877-1879
- ISSN
- 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-4406
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- W324102958
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- 318
- References
- 2
- FWCI
- 96.10
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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