PHA-Exch> FYI_ Pharma-Report on innovation

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Jinani jinani at haiap.org

The following link  carries a medical progress report titled "The TruTh
AbouT Drug InnovATIon: Thirty-Five summary Case histories on Private Sector
contributions To Pharmaceutical Science":

http://www.manhattan-institute.org/pdf/mpr_06.pdf

It is a new industry friendly report published bi DiMasi et al. questioning
the public role in pharmaceutical R & D.The researchers have compiled
summary case histories of 35 drugs and drug classes which have been
identified as important and/or were among the most prescribed in 2007. Their
examination of the literature reveals that the scientific contributions of
the private sector were crucial for the discovery and/or development of
virtually all the drugs and classes studied.
See also
 http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13808

Health Action International Asia Pacific (HAIAP)
Colombo 04, Sri Lanka

Health Action International (HAI) is an independent, global network working
to increase access to essential medicines and improve their rational use.
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