search of an effective therapeutic drug. Experimental drugs developed for other infections, such as Gilead's remdesivir, have … developing broad-spectrum drugs.These drugs, however, confront a market failure: what firm will invest millions developing a drug …-spectrum antiviral drugs developed up to phase III clinical trials in the FDA drug approval process. I also emphasize the importance of …

associated with Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-mandated clinical trials of new drugs. But the relationship between the patent … system and other regulation of drugs is more complex than this simple formulation suggests. Drug regulation operates in … profitability by diverting profits elsewhere. At the same time, resistance to high drug prices is prompting new state and federal …

This paper looks into various means of regulating pharmaceuticals and their effects on the structure of the … industry activities proceeds, national regulation aimed at reducing costs for pharmaceuticals can have the unintended effect of … leading to higher drug prices in the longer run, thereby compromising the original goal …