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Has the EU incentive for drug repositioning been effective? An empirical analysis of the “+1” regulatory exclusivity
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Liddicoat, J and Liddell, K and Aboy, M and Wested, J, Has the EU incentive for drug repositioning been effective? An empirical analysis of the '+1' regulatory exclusivity, IIC - International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, 52, (7) pp. 825-851. ISSN 0018-9855 (2021) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
EU law incentivises drug marketing authorisation holders (MAHs) to find new uses for their compounds (research known as "repositioning") by offering them an extra year of market protection if the new use is authorised. This extra year, known as the "+1", was enacted on limited evidence, and no study has examined its effect since it began. Yet, several leading commentators suggest lengthening the +1. This study assesses the effectiveness of the +1 by analysing all the relevant instances of MAHs repositioned their drugs before and after the +1 came into effect. The results show that: i) 42.2% of MAHs repositioned their drugs before the +1 came into effect, and ii) once the +1 did come into effect, it did not increase the percentage of MAHs that repositioned their drugs. This study finds that the +1 failed to increase repositioning and then proceeds to consider reform options, including repealing the law. In doing so, this study takes the first steps towards an evidence-based policy for the topic.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | drug repurposing, regulatory IP |
| Research Division: | Law and Legal Studies |
| Research Group: | Law in context |
| Research Field: | Law, science and technology |
| Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
| Objective Group: | Justice and the law |
| Objective Field: | Legislation, civil and criminal codes |
| UTAS Author: | Liddicoat, J (Mr John Liddicoat) |
| ID Code: | 145085 |
| Year Published: | 2021 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 2 |
| Deposited By: | Office of the Faculty of Law |
| Deposited On: | 2021-06-29 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-06-07 |
| Downloads: | 3 View Download Statistics |
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