‘A Game Changer:’ Cures 2.0 Would Provide $11bn In ‘Subscription’ Contracts For New Antibiotics

 
• By Sarah Karlin-Smith

The PASTEUR Act would delink some of an antibiotic’s revenue from prescription sales, with the goal of revitalizing the antibiotic pipeline with additional private investment while encouraging good public health stewardship of critically needed medicines.

Pulling a sled at the capitol (Nielsen Hobbs; the Pink Sheet |Alamy, Shutterstock images)
New “pull incentive” program to address antimicrobial resistance included in Cures 2.0 legislative package • Source: Nielsen Hobbs; the Pink Sheet |Alamy, Shutterstock images

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