Corruption of Pharmaceutical Markets: Addressing the Misalignment of Financial Incentives and Public Health

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 41 (3):571-580 (2013)
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Abstract

This article argues that the misalignment of private profit-maximizing objectives with public health needs causes institutional corruption in the pharmaceutical sector and systematically leads firms to act contrary to public heath. The article analyzes how financial incentives generate a business model promoting harmful practices and explores several means of realigning financial incentives in order to foster therapeutic innovation and promote the rational use of medicines.

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