Industry Refuses To Let Congress Forget PASTEUR Act

 
• By Brenda Sandburg

Melinta CEO and a representative of the Infectious Diseases Society of America call on a Senate HELP subcommittee to push for passage of PASTEUR Act. Introduced in the Senate and House for the third time this year, the measure would establish a subscription model to pay drug developers upfront for certain antimicrobials.

Antibiotic resistance
Congress renews the push for legislation to incentivize development of drugs to tackle antibiotic resistance. • Source: Shutterstock

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