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Comparative Study
. 2008 Jan 22;5(1):e22.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050022.

Market failure and the poverty of new drugs in maternal health

Nicholas M Fisk  1 , Rifat Atun
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Comparative Study

Market failure and the poverty of new drugs in maternal health

Nicholas M Fisk et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

A new survey finds that only 17 drugs are under active development for maternal health indications, which is less than 3% of the pipeline in cardiovascular health (660 drugs).

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: NF is on the Obstetric Advisory Board of Ferring UK. RA has received non-restricted grants from Pfizer to explore innovation in the life sciences, from Merck to analyse the health sector in Turkey, and from Hoffman-La Roche to analyse variations in cancer services in Europe.

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