Ethics and the pharmaceutical industry /
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| Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2005. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xxxiv, 492 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11812424 |
| Summary: | Despite the pharmaceutical industry's notable contributions to human progress, including the development of miracle drugs for treating cancer, AIDS, and heart disease, there is a growing tension between the industry and the public. Government officials and social critics have questioned whether the multibillion-dollar industry is fulfilling its social responsibilities. This doubt has been fueled by the national debate over drug pricing and affordable healthcare, and internationally by the battles against epidemic diseases, such as AIDS, in the developing world. Debates are raging over how the industry can and should be expected to act. The contributions in this book by leading figures in industry, government, NGOs, the medical community, and academia discuss and propose solutions to the ethical dilemmas of drug industry behavior. They examine such aspects as the role of intellectual property rights and patent protection, the moral and economic requisites of research and clinical trials, drug pricing, and marketing. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxiv, 492 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511610769 0511610769 0511137575 9780511137570 0511135408 9780511135408 0521854962 9780521854962 0511133995 9780511133992 0511167768 9780511167768 0511134436 9780511134432 9786610437115 6610437114 9780521708883 0521708885 1280437111 9781280437113 0511311907 9780511311901 1107155185 9781107155183 |