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Blockbuster Drugs : the Rise and Decline of the Pharmaceutical Industry.

Blockbuster drugs-each of which generates more than a billion dollars a year in revenue-have revolutionized the industry since the early 1980s, when sales of Tagamet alone transformed a minor Philadelphia-based firm into the world's ninth-largest pharmaceutical company. In Blockbuster Drugs, Ji...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Li, Jie Jack
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford University Press, USA, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Blockbuster drugs-each of which generates more than a billion dollars a year in revenue-have revolutionized the industry since the early 1980s, when sales of Tagamet alone transformed a minor Philadelphia-based firm into the world's ninth-largest pharmaceutical company. In Blockbuster Drugs, Jie Jack Li tells the fascinating stories behind the discovery and development of these highly lucrative medicines, while also exploring the tumult the industry now faces as the ""patent cliff"" nears. Having spent most of his career in drug research and development, Li brings an insider's eye to the narra.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:1306114128
9781306114127