The truth about the drug companies : how they deceive us and what to do about it /
Angell, Marcia.
The truth about the drug companies : how they deceive us and what to do about it / Marcia Angell. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, c2004. - xx, 305 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Drugs are different -- $200 billion colossus -- creation of a new drug -- How much does the pharmaceutical industry really spend on R & D? -- Just how innovative is this industry? -- "Me-too" drugs : the main business of the pharmaceutical industry -- How good are new drugs? -- hard sell : lures, bribes, and kickbacks -- Marketing masquerading as education -- Marketing masquerading as research -- Patent games : stretching out monopolies -- Buying influence : how the industry makes sure it gets its way -- Is the party over? -- How to save the pharmaceutical industry - and get our money's worth -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. 1. The 2. The 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
0375508465 (cloth : alk. paper)
2004041212
101230403 DNLM
Pharmaceutical industry--Costs.--United States
Drugs--Prices--United States.
Drugs--Research--Finance.--United States
Prescription pricing--United States.
Advertising--Drugs--United States.
Pharmaceutical policy--United States.
Pharmaceutical industry--Economics--United States.
Advertising--United States.
Pharmaceutical Preparations--Economics--United States.
HD 9666.5 / .A74 2004
The truth about the drug companies : how they deceive us and what to do about it / Marcia Angell. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, c2004. - xx, 305 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Drugs are different -- $200 billion colossus -- creation of a new drug -- How much does the pharmaceutical industry really spend on R & D? -- Just how innovative is this industry? -- "Me-too" drugs : the main business of the pharmaceutical industry -- How good are new drugs? -- hard sell : lures, bribes, and kickbacks -- Marketing masquerading as education -- Marketing masquerading as research -- Patent games : stretching out monopolies -- Buying influence : how the industry makes sure it gets its way -- Is the party over? -- How to save the pharmaceutical industry - and get our money's worth -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. 1. The 2. The 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
0375508465 (cloth : alk. paper)
2004041212
101230403 DNLM
Pharmaceutical industry--Costs.--United States
Drugs--Prices--United States.
Drugs--Research--Finance.--United States
Prescription pricing--United States.
Advertising--Drugs--United States.
Pharmaceutical policy--United States.
Pharmaceutical industry--Economics--United States.
Advertising--United States.
Pharmaceutical Preparations--Economics--United States.
HD 9666.5 / .A74 2004