Can the pharmaceutical industry reduce attrition rates?

I Kola, J Landis - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2004 - nature.com
I Kola, J Landis
Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2004nature.com
The pharmaceutical industry faces considerable challenges, both politically and fiscally.
Politically, governments around the world are trying to contain costs and, as health care
budgets constitute a very significant part of governmental spending, these costs are the
subject of intense scrutiny. In the United States, drug costs are also the subject of intense
political discourse. This article deals with the fiscal pressures that face the industry from the
perspective of R&D. What impinges on productivity? How can we improve current reduced …
Abstract
The pharmaceutical industry faces considerable challenges, both politically and fiscally. Politically, governments around the world are trying to contain costs and, as health care budgets constitute a very significant part of governmental spending, these costs are the subject of intense scrutiny. In the United States, drug costs are also the subject of intense political discourse. This article deals with the fiscal pressures that face the industry from the perspective of R&D. What impinges on productivity? How can we improve current reduced R&D productivity?
nature.com