Can someone PLEASE answer this question

[DrZion]

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What happened in 2000 to have such a large increase in the amount of drug?

 

[pmp85]

What happened in 2000 to have such a large increase in the amount of drug?

Year 2000: Human Genome Sequencing Completed

You can intuitively figure out why the drug number increased from that. I'm betting you're interviewing at Temple, eh? 😀 Been there, done that (February '07). Best of luck!

-PMP

 

[LowGPAHighPCAT]

What happened in 2000 to have such a large increase in the amount of drug?

Actually, I don't think that the completion of the genome sequencing is the main factor. I believe that the main factor is a massive increase in television advertising of medications and a resulting increase in general awareness by the public of what's available. That, coupled with the fact that most "new" medications are not actually new (many are simply 100% of the biologically active enantiomer as opposed to 50% of the active and 50% of the inactive - i.e prilosec/nexium and celexa/lexapro) has led to a sharp increase in the number of new meds brought to market and the number of rx's prescribed.

 

[IAatheart]

I believe two factors are involved. One: the increase in direct-to-consumer advertising. Two: The passage of FDA Modernization Act of 1997, which created a "Fast Track" approval for important drugs to come onto the market much faster than usual. There was also a lot of drug development in the 1990's that by 2000 had reached the approval stage. I don't believe the sequencing of the human genome had much to do with this at all, however, 15-20 years down the road, it will have a lot to do with drug discovery.