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Pills, Power, and Policy

Pills, Power, and Policy
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 311
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ISBN-10 : 9780520952423
ISBN-13 : 0520952421
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Book Synopsis Pills, Power, and Policy by : Dominique Tobbell

Download or read book Pills, Power, and Policy written by Dominique Tobbell and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-12-07 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1950s, the American pharmaceutical industry has been heavily criticized for its profit levels, the high cost of prescription drugs, drug safety problems, and more, yet it has, together with the medical profession, staunchly and successfully opposed regulation.Pills, Power, and Policyoffers a lucid history of how the American drug industry and key sectors of the medical profession came to be allies against pharmaceutical reform. It details the political strategies they have used to influence public opinion, shape legislative reform, and define the regulatory environment of prescription drugs. Untangling the complex relationships between drug companies, physicians, and academic researchers, the book provides essential historical context for understanding how corporate interests came to dominate American health care policy after World War II.


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