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050 00 $aRM301.15$b.P477 2012
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245 04 $aThe pharmaceutical industry /$cRoman Espejo, book editor.
260 $aFarmington Hills, MI :$bGreenhaven Press,$cc2012.
300 $a189 p. ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aOpposing viewpoints series
520 $a"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.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aCh. 1. Is pharmaceutical research safe and unbiased? Pharmaceutical clinical trials save lives / Leslie Brody -- Pharmaceutical clinical trials imperil lives / Carl Elliot -- Drug industry-sponsored research is biased / Marcia Angell -- Research without drug industry sponsorship may not be feasible / Caroline McGeough -- Ch. 2. Does the FDA effectively regulate prescription drugs? FDA regulation ensures drug safety and effectiveness / Janet Woodcock, as told to the FDA -- FDA regulation delays the approval of beneficial drugs / Tomas J. Philipson and Eric Sun -- The FDA should allow pharmacists to dispense behind-the-counter drugs / Rebecca Burkholder -- The FDA should not allow pharmacists to dispense behind-the-counter drugs / Sidney M. Wolfe -- Ch. 3. Are pharmaceutical marketing practices adequately regulated? Pharmaceutical marketing practices are strictly regulated / John Patrick Oroho, Christine N. Bradshaw, and Christopher R. Corallo -- Aggressive pharmaceutical marketing practices often outpace regulatory efforts / Susan Heavey and Lisa Richwine -- Pharmaceutical companies unfairly influence doctors with gifts / Steven P. Higgins -- Most pharmaceutical companies have legitimate relationships with doctors / Bradley P. Knight -- Is the cost of prescription drugs in America appropriate? The cost of prescription drugs is appropriate / Charles L. Hooper -- The high cost of prescription drugs forces people to buy online from risky foreign pharmacies / PRWeb Newswire -- The cost of specialty prescription drugs is too high / Carol M. Ostrom -- Generic drugs reduce the cost of prescriptions / Lori Chordas.
650 0 $aDrugs$xResearch$vPopular works.
650 0 $aPharmaceutical industry$vPopular works.
700 1 $aEspejo, Roman,$d1977-
830 0 $aOpposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)