Reasonable Rx solving the drug price crisis

Explores the problem of high drug prices by taking a close look at the science of drug development, how the drug industry operates, how new drugs are discovered, and how the government affects and controls these processes. By examining recent changes in the pharmaceutical industry in more depth, the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Finkelstein, Stan N.
Other Authors: Temin, Peter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, N.J. FT Press/Pearson Education 2008
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Explores the problem of high drug prices by taking a close look at the science of drug development, how the drug industry operates, how new drugs are discovered, and how the government affects and controls these processes. By examining recent changes in the pharmaceutical industry in more depth, the authors explain how more radical changes can both reduce prices and improve the flow of new drugs
Physical Description:xvi, 188 pages
ISBN:9780768681840
0768681847