In-Hospital Production of Medicines: Preparing for Disruption

Shona Kalkman, Marlous Arentshorst, Jarno Hoekman, Wouter Boon, Esther Uijtendaal, Ghislaine van Thiel, Ellen Moors

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Abstract

In-hospital production of affordable medicines holds potential to address problems of drug accessibility. However, expanding the scope of magistral preparation to include high-cost drugs and complex biologicals gives rise to new challenges. We discuss ethical and regulatory complexities faced by Dutch initiatives defying the current pharmaceutical system through magistral preparation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1045-1047
Number of pages3
JournalTrends in biotechnology
Volume38
Issue number10
Early online date31 Oct 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2020

Keywords

  • disruptive innovation
  • ethics
  • in-hospital production
  • magistral preparation
  • regulatory science

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