| Main Title |
Drug truths : dispelling the myths about pharma R & D / |
| 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
|
| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ELBM |
RM301.25.L36 2009 |
|
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
12/03/2012 |
|
| Collation |
xiv, 136 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-132) and index. |
| 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. |
| Place Published |
Hoboken, N.J. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c2009 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2008033272 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20121130123327 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02547cam 22005654a 45020 |
