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The truth about the drug companies : how they deceive us and what to do about it /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Angell, Marcia
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2004]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Pharmaceutical industry > United States > Costs.
Drugs > Prices > United States.
Drugs > Research > United States > Finance.
Prescription pricing > United States.
Advertising > Drugs > United States.
Pharmaceutical policy > United States.
Pharmaceutical Preparations > United States.
Drug Industry > economics > United States.
Pharmaceutical Preparations > economics > United States.
Research > United States.
Prescription Fees > United States.
Drug Costs > United States.
Marketing > United States.
Advertising as Topic > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : drugs are different
  • The $200 billion colossus
  • The 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?
  • The 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.