Developing and strengthening the global supply chain for second-line drugs for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis : : workshop summary / / Anna Nicholson [and three others], Rapporteurs ; Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

• Author: Workshop on Developing and Strengthening the Global Supply Chain for Second-Line Drugs for Multidrug-Resistant TB Washington, D.C.),
• TeilnehmendeR: Nicholson, Anna,; Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation,; Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Health Sciences Policy,
• Place / Publishing House: Washington, District of Columbia : : National Academies Press,, [2013]; 2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (170 pages) :; illustrations (some color)
• Notes: "Forum on drug discovery, development, and translation."--Cover.; "Workshop was held on July 31- August 1, 2012 in Washington, D.C.

To effectively treat patients diagnosed with drug-resistant (DR) tuberculosis (TB) and protect the population from further transmission of this infectious disease, an uninterrupted supply of quality-assured (QA), second-line anti-TB drugs (SLDs) is necessary. Patients diagnosed with multidrug-resist...

Table of Contents

• Logistics, Supply, and Demand
• Financing of MDR TB SLDs
• Innovative Suggestions and Potential Solutions.