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The Foundation stimulates and guides pharmaceutical companies to do more to improve access to medicine. It is an independent non-profit organisation.
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Access to Medicine Index

Ranks 20 of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies based on their efforts to address access to medicine, including in strategy, governance, R&D and pricing. By publicly recognising the best performers, the Index spurs companies to compete to be the best.

Antimicrobial Resistance Benchmark

Tracks what the 30 most active companies in antimicrobial R&D and manufacturing are doing to bring antimicrobial resistance under control. By assessing the level of action, it provides a reality check on progress against AMR.

Access to Vaccines Index

Reports what vaccine companies are doing to ensure all children can be immunised wherever they live. By uncovering what is working and where, this Index helps ensure vaccine markets also reach the poorest and most remote communities.
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Media - published on 17 Jul 2020

What Can The Antibiotic Shortage Teach Us About Weathering API Supply Disruptions?

In this article, author Nicole Reynolds looks into the causes of the global antibiotic shortage.

In understanding the worldwide antibiotics shortage and its relationship to active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) suppliers, this piece cites a 2018 Access to Medicine Foundation white paper, Shortages, stockouts and scarcity: The issues facing the security of antibiotic supply and the role for pharmaceutical companies. 

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View our detailed overview of each company’s performance in the Index, including breakdowns of their product portfolios and R&D pipelines.

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