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RECORD NUMBER: 1 OF 2Main Title | Drug truths : dispelling the myths about pharma R & D / | |||||||||||
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Author | LaMattina, John L. | |||||||||||
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2009 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 234432203 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 9780470393185 (cloth); 0470393181 (cloth) | |||||||||||
Subjects | Drug development--United States ; Pharmaceutical industry--United States ; Drugs--Research--United States ; Drug Industry--economics--United States ; Drug Design--United States ; Research Design--United States | |||||||||||
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Collation | xiv, 136 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-132) and index. |
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Contents Notes | Cholesterol drugs are unnecessary -- Industry is more interested in 'me-too' drugs than in innovation -- It takes industry too long to discover new drugs -- Drugs are discovered by academia -- New medicines add costs but little benefit -- Big pharma has failed and should learn from biotech success -- The industry invents diseases -- New drugs are less safe than traditional medicines -- Industry spends more on advertising than R & D -- Industry does not care about diseases of the developing world -- Big pharma's day has passed -- Final reflections. |