Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
The WHO lists AMR in the top 10 global health threats but new antibiotic development is not keeping pace with the emergence of resistant pathogens. Novel ways to structure the market are being explored which incentivise developers and give healthcare systems new tools to fight AMR.
Incentives for New Drugs to Tackle Anti-Microbial Resistance
1 May 2017
Resistance to antibiotics is growing, posing a major health risk in rich and poor countries. Additional ways of rewarding R&D are required. Mechanisms designed to encourage…
Additional Elements of Value for Health Technology Assessment Decisions
1 May 2017
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change in ways that render the medications used to cure the infections they…
The Precautionary Principle in Healthcare
15 June 2016
In our daily lives, we take precautions routinely: we look both ways before we cross a road, and if we drive a car, we are constantly…
New Business Models for Antibiotics. What Can We Learn from Other Industries?
7 April 2015
The business model for antibiotics is broken. We looked at other industries facing conceptually similar challenges – particularly when the incentive for R&D is delinked from…
Spotlight on OHE: Innovation, Regulation and Antibiotics
30 September 2014
OHE long has been involved in analysing the nature of innovation and the effects of regulation. Two recent OHE presentations address the core issues.
OHE Models Incentives for Antibiotic Drug Development
18 March 2014
The OHE model takes into account the value to society of new antibiotics as well as the risks and rewards for payers and the entities developing…
Antibacterials: Roundtable Addresses the Critical Issues
10 November 2011
Antibacterial drug resistance is a serious and growing worldwide problem that threatens our ability to cure traditionally treatable diseases and to successfully perform numerous surgical procedures…
Incentives for R&D for New Antimicrobial Drugs
31 August 2011
Just published by OHE researchers is a comprehensive analysis of what policy measures are needed to counter the growing global problem of antimicrobial resistance. Their key…
News Release: Fighting Superbugs
6 July 2011
A new report today by the Office of Health Economics (OHE) called for a shake up in the way future antibiotics are to be rewarded in…