Article on Bloomberg re antibiotics: new bill in c

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A bipartisan bill introduced in late June in the House of Representatives — known as the Re-Valuing Anti-Microbial Products Act of 2018, or REVAMP — would let a drugmaker that develops an antibiotic meeting certain criteria extend exclusivity on any medicine they want, including a best-seller.

While employing incentives to nudge drugmakers in a specific direction isn’t new (think tropical ailments and rare diseases), the carrot involved here would be unprecedented, potentially worth billions of dollars.

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