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Title:
The pharmaceutical industry / Roman Espejo, book editor.
Author:
Espejo, Roman, 1977-
Publication Information:
Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, ©2012.
Call Number:
RM301.15 .P477 2012
Abstract:
"The Pharmaceutical Industry: Is Pharmaceutical Research Safe and Unbiased?; Are Prescription Drugs Appropriately Regulated?; Are Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices Ethical?; Is the Cost of Prescription Drugs in America Appropriate?"--Provided by publisher.

Presents essays with opposing viewpoints on problems of drug testing, safety, regulation, and cost.
ISBN:
9780737757538

9780737757545
Series:
Opposing viewpoints series

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
189 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Pharmaceutical clinical trials save lives / Pharmaceutical clinical trials imperil lives / Drug industry-sponsored research is biased / Research without drug industry sponsorship may not be feasible / FDA regulation ensures drug safety and effectiveness / FDA regulation delays the approval of beneficial drugs / The FDA should allow pharmacists to dispense behind-the-counter drugs / The FDA should not allow pharmacists to dispense behind-the-counter drugs / Pharmaceutical marketing practices are strictly regulated / Aggressive pharmaceutical marketing practices often outpace regulatory efforts / Pharmaceutical companies unfairly influence doctors with gifts / Most pharmaceutical companies have legitimate relationships with doctors / The cost of prescription drugs is appropriate / The high cost of prescription drugs forces people to buy online from risky foreign pharmacies / The cost of specialty prescription drugs is too high / Generic drugs reduce the cost of prescriptions
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