High-Value Antibiotics ‘Should Be Priced Accordingly,’ Cubist Exec Says
Executive Summary
Incentives added under GAIN may not be “the end-all or be-all” but they are “a good start,” Cubist’s Steven Gilman says. Five years of additional exclusivity can mean a lot to smaller companies, and he thinks the clinical benefit of new drugs can support prices matching that value.
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