The sustainable supply of drugs for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is needed on a global scale. However, this will require both pull incentive models for reimbursement and high technology for producing molecules with complex structures, while also ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards.
Why Global Pull Incentives Matter For AMR Drugs
Tokyo Meeting Hears Views
The sustainability of drugs that protect against antimicrobial resistance is on the edge without proper pull incentive models on a global scale. GARDP, Shionogi and a physician focused on infectious diseases explained why at a recent briefing in Tokyo.

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