{"id":830221,"date":"2026-11-10T15:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T15:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/830221\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T15:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T15:48:15","slug":"access-to-major-drugs-mixed-when-it-comes-to-major-diseases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/830221\/","title":{"rendered":"Access to major drugs mixed when it comes to major diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed\u2019s stories explore prescription drug pricing, affordability and access, as well issues surrounding patents, litigation, and legislation. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter<\/a> and the afternoon Pharmalot newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Many large pharmaceutical companies are taking steps to improve access to their medicines in low- and middle-income countries, but progress has been mixed and more action is needed to ensure wide availability, a new analysis found.<\/p>\n

Notably, more drugmakers are planning to reach patients before a product launch \u2014 access plans now cover 69% of late-stage pipeline candidates compared with 18% in 2018. And across the pipeline, 95% of late-stage experimental drugs developed with a nonprofit partner have an access plan in place, versus 67% without such a partner.<\/p>\n

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Another bright spot involves cancer treatments. Access plans now cover 65% of cancer drugs in product pipelines, up from 5% in 2018. But 43% of access plans for non-communicable diseases \u2014 specifically, sickle cell disease, diabetes, and mental health \u2014 focus solely on regulatory registrations and primarily in wealthy countries.<\/p>\n

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