A Non-Profit Approach to Address Foreign Dependence of Generic Drugs. Issue 1 (2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liljenquist, Dan; Bai, Ge; Sarpatwari, Ameet; Anderson, Gerard F.
• Editors: Sarpatwari, Ameet
• Is Part Of: Journal of law, medicine & ethics. Volume 49:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 30
• Page End: 33
• Publication Date: 2021
• Subjects: Generic Drug, -- Prescription Drug Manufacturing, -- Foreign Dependence, -- Non-profit, -- Drug Supply Chain; Medical laws and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical ethics -- Periodicals; Jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Legislation, Medical -- Periodicals; Legislation, Nursing -- Periodicals; Ethics -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Societies -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation; Medical ethics; Medical laws and legislation; United States; Periodicals; 344.73041
• DOI: 10.1017/jme.2021.6
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-1105

Abstract

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the vulnerability of the US generic drug supply chain to foreign production. Many policies have been proposed to mitigate this vulnerability. In this article, we argue that nonprofit drug manufacturers have the potential to make important contributions.