An empirical review of major legislation affecting drug development: Past experiences, effects, and unintended consequences

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 450-502

  Kesselheim, Aaron S ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; legislation; patent; pharmaceutical

Indexed keywords

DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG MARKETING; EXPERIENCE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUGS, INVESTIGATIONAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 80053219051     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2011.00636.x     Document Type: Review

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