On its way to becoming more inclusive and sustainable, pharmaceuticals must arrive to the public based on knowledge, not marketing. Such a level of comprehension means understanding the correct use of prescriptions and having access to them regardless of geographical location or financial means. Medical shortages continue to become problematic as the cost and time it takes to bring pharmaceuticals to the marketplace can range into millions of euros for a single drug that takes 10 or more years to develop. Beyond this, basic research may not even enter into the laboratory setting if investigated diseases are too rare to gain interest, which leads to ethical issues.
Prof Rizzuto explains how the National Center focuses on ensuring that medicine will become increasingly more inclusive and sustainable.
