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Why miltefosine—a life-saving drug for leishmaniasis—is unavailable to people who need it the most

Miltefosine, the only oral drug approved for the treatment of leishmaniasis—a parasitic disease transmitted by sandflies—is considered as a success story of research and development (R&D) by a public-private partnership (PPP). It epitomises the multiple market failures faced by a neglected disea...

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Autores principales: Sunyoto, Temmy, Potet, Julien, Boelaert, Marleen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5935166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29736277
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000709