Aaron S. Kesselheim

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Professor of Medicine

1620 Tremont St

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1.

Pharmaceutical Marketing and the New Social Media

New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 363, No. 22, pp. 2087-2089, 2010
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 21 Dec 2011
Jeremy A. Greene, Jeremy A. Greene and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Harvard University - Brigham and Women's HospitalHarvard University - Department of the History of Science and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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Using Antitrust Law to Challenge Turing's Daraprim Price Increase

31 Berkeley Technology Law Journal 1379 (2017)
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2017
Michael A. Carrier, Nicole Levidow and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Rutgers Law School, Program on Regulation, Therapeutics, and Law, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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Turing, Shkreli, antitrust, monopolization, drugs, pharmaceuticals, Daraprim, pyrimethamine

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Effect of Financial Relationships on the Behaviors of Health Care Professionals: A Review of the Evidence

40 Journal of Law, Medicine, & Ethics 452 (2012), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 12-30
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 02 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2013
Christopher T. Robertson, Susannah L. Rose and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Boston University, Cleveland Clinic, Department of Bioethics and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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incentives, conflicts of interest, medical decision making, bias, self-referral, industry, insurance, pay for performance

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Improving Antibiotic Markets for Long Term Sustainability

Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law & Ethics, Vol. 11, Winter 2011, Boston Univ. School of Law Working Paper (Law & Economics) No. 10-42, Boston Univ. School of Law Working Paper (Public Law & Legal Theory) No. 10-42
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 07 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2013
Aaron S. Kesselheim and Kevin Outterson
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Law
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antibiotic, resistance, intellectual property, patent, conservation, prize

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Generic But Expensive: Why Prices Can Remain High for Off-Patent Drugs

Hastings Law Journal, Volume 71, Issue 4, 1019-1052 (May 2020)
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 21 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 12 May 2020
Frazer Tessema, Frazer Tessema, Aaron S. Kesselheim and Michael S. Sinha
Yale UniversityProgram On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL), Brigham & Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science
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Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Drug Prices, Generic Drugs, Importation, Drug Shortages, Off-Patent Drugs, Niche Markets

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Off-Label Drug Use and Promotion: Balancing Public Health Goals and Commercial Speech

American Journal of Law and Medicine, Vol. 37, No. 2-3, 2011
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Mar 2014
Aaron S. Kesselheim
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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Prescription drug, FDA, off-label, pharmaceutical marketing

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Approval and Withdrawal of New Antibiotics and Other Antiinfectives in the U.S., 1980-2009

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, p. 688, Fall 2013, Boston Univ. School of Law, Law and Economics Research Paper No. 13-47
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 18 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 08 Aug 2015
Kevin Outterson, John Powers, Enrique Seoane, Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Boston University School of Law, George Washington University, Director International Center for Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, University of Massachusetts and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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antibiotics, innovation, resistance

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Prospects for Regulation of Off-Label Drug Promotion in an Era of Expanding Commercial Speech Protection

North Carolina Law Review, Vol. 92, 2014
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 20 Mar 2014
Aaron S. Kesselheim and Michelle M. Mello
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Stanford Law School
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FDA, regulation, commercial speech, First Amendment, off-label, prescription drug

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Implementing a Public Health Perspective in FDA Drug Regulation

Food and Drug Law Journal, Vol. 73, pp. 221-256, 2018, Georgia State University College of Law, Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-21
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 11 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 27 Sep 2018
Patricia J. Zettler, Margaret Foster Riley and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law, University of Virginia School of Law and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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opioid, FDA, public health, public health law, health law, food and drug administration, drug regulation, drug approval, Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, opioid misuse, food and drug law, law, administrative law, agency

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Blinding as a Solution to Bias: Strengthening Biomedical Science, Forensic Science, and Law

Blinding as a Solution to Bias: Strengthening Biomedical Science, Forensic Science, and Law (Elsevier 2016), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 16-03
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 08 Feb 2016
Christopher T. Robertson and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Boston University and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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blinding, bias, forensic science, scientific research, courts, medicine, biomedical science

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When Markets Fail: Patents and Infectious Disease Products

73(3) Food & Drug L J 361 (2018)
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 22 Aug 2019
Jonathan J. Darrow, Michael S. Sinha and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Harvard Medical School, Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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Reputation and Authority: The FDA and the Fight over U.S. Prescription Drug Importation

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Reputation and Authority: The FDA and the Fight over U.S. Prescription Drug Importation

Vanderbilt Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 11 Sep 2020
Thomas J. Bollyky and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Council on Foreign Relations and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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trade, regulatory, FDA, pharmaceutical, importation, administrative law, mutual recognition

Reputation and Authority: The FDA and the Fight over U.S. Prescription Drug Importation

Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 73, No. 5, 1331
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 31 Dec 2020
Thomas J. Bollyky and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Council on Foreign Relations and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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trade, regulatory, FDA, pharmaceutical, importation, administrative law, mutual recognition

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How Medicare Could Get Better Prices On Prescription Drugs

Health Affairs, Vol. 28, No. 5, 2009
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 22 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2013
Kevin Outterson and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Boston University School of Law and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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Drug costs, Medicare Part D, therapeutic substitution, drug importation

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Market-Based Licensing for HPV Vaccines in Developing Countries

Health Affairs, Vol. 27, No. 1, 2008
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 22 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2014
Kevin Outterson and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Boston University School of Law and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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Compulsory license, HPV vaccine, generic open license, access to vaccines

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Fighting Antibiotic Resistance: Marrying New Financial Incentives to Meeting Public Health Goals

Health Affairs, Vol. 29, No. 9, September 2010 , Boston Univ. School of Law Working Paper No. 10-40
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 16 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 08 Aug 2015
Kevin Outterson and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Boston University School of Law and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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antibiotic resistance, antibiotics, drug development, patenting of antibiotics

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Characteristics of Trials and Regulatory Pathways Leading to US Approval of Innovative vs. Non-Innovative Oncology Drugs

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 05 Sep 2018
Kerstin Noëlle Vokinger and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Harvard University - Brigham and Women's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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first-generation drug, second-generation drug, tyrosine-kinase inhibitor, monoclonal antibody, drug approval, FDA

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The Supreme Court's Latest Ruling on Drug Liability and its Implications for Future Failure-to-Warn Litigation

47 Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 783 (January 19, 2020)
Posted: 19 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 03 Aug 2021
Christopher Morten, Aaron S. Kesselheim and Joseph Ross
Columbia Law SchoolYale Law School, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Yale University

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An 'Export-Only' Exception to Pharmaceutical Patents in Europe: Should the U.S. Follow Suit?

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An 'Export-Only' Exception to Pharmaceutical Patents in Europe: Should the U.S. Follow Suit?

Nature Biotechnology, Vol. 37, No. 1, 03.01.2019, p. 21-22.
Posted: 24 Apr 2019
Timo Minssen, Aaron S. Kesselheim and Jonathan J. Darrow
University of Copenhagen - Centre for Advanced Studies in Biomedical Innovation Law (CeBIL) - Faculty of Law, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Harvard Medical School

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An 'Export-Only' Exception to Pharmaceutical Patents in Europe: Should the U.S. Follow Suit?

Nature Biotechnology, Vol.37, No. 1, pp. 21-22 (2019); DOI: 10.1038/nbt.4324
Posted: 27 Jun 2019
Timo Minssen, Aaron S. Kesselheim and Jonathan J. Darrow
University of Copenhagen - Centre for Advanced Studies in Biomedical Innovation Law (CeBIL) - Faculty of Law, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Harvard Medical School

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'Government Patent Use': A Legal Approach to Reducing Drug Spending

Health Affairs, Vol. 35, No. 5, 2016
Posted: 05 May 2016
Amy Kapczynski and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Yale University - Law School and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

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Medicines, Drug Pricing, Government Use, Patents, 28 USC 1498, Cost of Health Care, Legal and Regulatory Issues, Pharmaceuticals

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FDA Regulation of Mobile Health Technologies

370 New England Journal of Medicine 372 (2014) , Harvard Public Law Working Paper No. 14-40
Posted: 22 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 04 Dec 2014
Nathan Cortez, I. Glenn Cohen and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law, Harvard Law School and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

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mobile health, FDA, liability, congress, premarket, postmarket

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Distributions of Industry Payments to Massachusetts Physicians

New England Journal of Medicine, 2013, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 12-27
Posted: 07 May 2013 Last Revised: 22 May 2013
Aaron S. Kesselheim, Christopher T. Robertson, Kent Siri, Puneet Batra and Jessica Franklin
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston University, Independent, Independent and Independent

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distributions of payments, payments to health care practitioners, industry payments

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A Randomized Study of How Physicians Interpret Research Funding Disclosures

369 New England Journal of Medicine 1119 (2012), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 12-33
Posted: 20 Oct 2012
Aaron S. Kesselheim, Christopher T. Robertson, Jessica Myers, Susannah L. Rose, Victoria Gillet, Kathryn Ross, Robert Glynn, Steven Joffe and Jerry Avorn
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston University, Harvard University - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Department of Bioethics, Harvard University - Brigham and Women's Hospital, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), Harvard University - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Center and Harvard University - Brigham and Women's Hospital

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clinical trial funding, trial results, industry sponsorship

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Why Do the Same Drugs Look Different? Pills, Trade Dress, and Public Health

New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 365, No. 1, pp. 83-89, 2011
Posted: 21 Dec 2011
Jeremy A. Greene, Jeremy A. Greene and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Harvard University - Brigham and Women's HospitalHarvard University - Department of the History of Science and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

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Using Market Exclusivity Incentives to Promote Pharmaceutical Innovation

New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 363, No. 19, pp. 1855-1862, 2010
Posted: 10 Nov 2010
Aaron S. Kesselheim
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

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patent, orphan drug, Bayh-Dole, pediatric exclusivity

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Whistleblower-Initiated Enforcement Actions Against Health Care Fraud and Abuse in the United States, 1996 to 2005

Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 149, No. 5, pp. 342-349, September 2008
Posted: 22 Nov 2009
Aaron S. Kesselheim and David M. Studdert
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and University of Melbourne - Faculty of Law & Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

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Health care fraud, qui tam, whistleblowers, pharmaceutical industry

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Expert Review of Drug Patent Applications: Improving Health in the Developing World

Health Affairs, Vol. 28, No. 5, 2009
Posted: 22 Nov 2009
Tahir Amin, Rahul Rajkumar, Priti Radhakrishnan and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge (I-MAK), Harvard University - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge (I-MAK) and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

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patents, TDF, Indian patent act, TRIPS agreement

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Using Patent Data to Assess the Value of Pharmaceutical Innovation

Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2009
Posted: 22 Nov 2009
Aaron S. Kesselheim and Jerry Avorn
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Harvard University - Brigham and Women's Hospital

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patents, pharmaceutical, innovation

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Professional Oversight of Physician Expert Witnesses: An Analysis of Complaints to the Professional Conduct Committee of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1992-2006

Annals of Surgery, Vol. 249, No. 1, pp. 168-172, 2009
Posted: 22 Nov 2009
Aaron S. Kesselheim and David M. Studdert
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and University of Melbourne - Faculty of Law & Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

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Expert witness, medical malpractice, medical professional society

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The International Pharmaceutical Market as a Source of Low-Cost Prescription Drugs for U.S. Patients

Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 148, No. 8, pp. 614-619, April 2008
Posted: 22 Nov 2009
Aaron S. Kesselheim and Niteesh K. Choudhry
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Harvard University - Harvard Medical School

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Drug importation, generic drugs

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University-Based Science and Biotechnology Products: Defining the Boundaries of Intellectual Property

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University-Based Science and Biotechnology Products: Defining the Boundaries of Intellectual Property

JAMA, Vol. 293, pp. 850-854, 2005
Posted: 04 Dec 2006
Aaron S. Kesselheim and Jerry Avorn
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Harvard University - Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Patent, Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property

University-Based Science and Biotechnology Products: Defining the Boundaries of Intellectual Property

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship
Posted: 18 Nov 2009
Aaron S. Kesselheim and Jerry Avorn
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Harvard University - Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Patent pools, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), Colleges & universities, Commercialization, Intellectual property, Patent law, Patents, Pharmaceutical industry, Academic research, Arbitration, Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, Biotechnology industry, Scientists

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Extensions of Intellectual Property Rights and Delayed Adoption of Generic Drugs: Effects on Medicaid Expenditures

Health Affairs, Vol. 25, pp. 1637-1647, 2006
Posted: 04 Dec 2006
Aaron S. Kesselheim, Jerry Avorn and Michael Fischer
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Harvard University - Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard University - Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Patent, Drug Costs, Intellectual Property, Generic Drugs

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The Rise and Fall of Natrecor for Congestive Heart Failure: Implications for Drug Policy

Health Affairs, Vol. 25, pp. 1095-1102, 2006
Posted: 04 Dec 2006
Aaron S. Kesselheim
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

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FDA, Drug policy, Post-marketing surveillance

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Medical Process Patents - Monopolizing the Delivery of Health Care

New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 355, pp. 2036-2041, 2006
Posted: 09 Nov 2006
Aaron S. Kesselheim and Michelle M. Mello
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Stanford Law School

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patents, medical, process, intellectual property