Sandoz Pushes Back On AMR And ‘Dysfunctional’ Antibiotics Market

Get Access Balance Right And Consider Market Reforms, Urge Senior Executives

Sandoz CEO Richard Saynor and global head of anti-infectives Ian Ball have spoken out on the threat of antimicrobial resistance and the “increasing dysfunctionality” of the market framework for antibiotics.

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The antibiotics market needs reform, Sandoz argues • Source: Shutterstock

Two “parallel threats” to modern antibiotics have been highlighted by Sandoz CEO Richard Saynor and global head of anti-infectives Ian Ball, in the form of both antimicrobial resistance and the “increasing dysfunctionality” of the market framework for existing treatments.

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