Drug innovation and public policy: some speculations.

Revisiting the Relationship Between Systems of Innovation and Health Systems: A Response to Recent Commentaries

The Study of Critical Realism Implications in Evaluation of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Making

Objective: The purpose of this study is to identify and extract the implications of critical realism for science, technology and innovation policy-making as one of the later research traditions in social sciences. Nevertheless, its main focus, according to the different stages of the policy-making cycle and extent of its contributing factors, is on the stage of "policy evaluation". Methods: Thi...

Leadership for Innovation in Healthcare: An Exploration

Although leadership has been studied extensively, most research has focused on the political and military spheres. More recent work has also examined the role of leadership in sectors such as manufacturing and technology, both areas where it is essential to encourage and nurture innovation. Yet, in the health sector, where innovation is now high on the policy agenda in many countries, there is ...

Public Policy and Pharmaceutical Innovation

Historically, new drug introductions have played a central role in medical progress and the availability of cost-effective therapies. Nevertheless, public policy toward pharmaceuticals has been characterized in recent times by increasingly stringent regulatory controls, shorter effective patent terms, and increased encouragement of generic product usage. This has had an adverse effect on the in...

Innovation and Drug Reimportation: Cost, Value, and Tradeoffs – Economic, Legal, and Public Policy Implications

Innovation and Drug Reimportation: Cost, Value, and Tradeoffs – Economic, Legal, and Public Policy Implications Based on the proceedings of a University of Michigan Center for Medication Use, Policy and Economics symposium, April 18–20, 2004,Washington, D.C. HIGHLIGHTS • Legislation and Pharmaceutical Reimportation • Price Regulation and Innovation • Price Differentials Between Canada and the U...