TY  - BOOK
AU  - Angell,Marcia
TI  - The truth about the drug companies: how they deceive us and what to do about it 
SN  - 0375508465 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - HD 9666.5 .A74 2004
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New York
PB  - Random House
KW  - Pharmaceutical industry
KW  - United States
KW  - Costs
KW  - Drugs
KW  - Prices
KW  - Research
KW  - Finance
KW  - Prescription pricing
KW  - Advertising
KW  - Pharmaceutical policy
KW  - Economics
KW  - Pharmaceutical Preparations
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction; Drugs are different --; 1. The; $200 billion colossus --; 2. The; creation of a new drug --; 3; How much does the pharmaceutical industry really spend on R & D? --; 4; Just how innovative is this industry? --; 5; "Me-too" drugs : the main business of the pharmaceutical industry --; 6; How good are new drugs? --; 7. The; hard sell : lures, bribes, and kickbacks --; 8; Marketing masquerading as education --; 9; Marketing masquerading as research --; 10; Patent games : stretching out monopolies --; 11; Buying influence : how the industry makes sure it gets its way --; 12; Is the party over? --; 13; How to save the pharmaceutical industry - and get our money's worth --; Afterword --; Acknowledgments --; Notes --; Index
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