{"title":"Canadians Need Improved Access to Drugs for Rare Diseases, Not More Denial.","authors":"Nigel S B Rawson, John Adams","doi":"10.12927/hcpap.2023.27112","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sirrs et al. (2023a) discuss what they consider \"explosive growth\" (p. 11) in the research and development (R&D) and commercialization of expensive drugs for rare diseases (DRDs). They contend that the \"status quo is no longer an option\" (Sirrs et al. 2023b: 75), so it is critical to drastically reduce the prices of DRDs and/or ration access.</p>","PeriodicalId":35522,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Papers","volume":"21 2","pages":"4-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Healthcare Papers","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.12927/hcpap.2023.27112","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Sirrs et al. (2023a) discuss what they consider "explosive growth" (p. 11) in the research and development (R&D) and commercialization of expensive drugs for rare diseases (DRDs). They contend that the "status quo is no longer an option" (Sirrs et al. 2023b: 75), so it is critical to drastically reduce the prices of DRDs and/or ration access.
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Integrating community-based health and social care has grabbed international attention as a way of addressing the needs of aging populations while contributing to health systems" sustainability. However, integrating initiatives in different jurisdictions work (or do not work) within very various.