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The $800 million pill : the truth behind the cost of new drugs /

"Drug companies insist that [prescription drug] prices reflect the millions they invest in research and development ... Merrill Goozner contends that American taxpayers are in fact footing the bill twice: once by supporting government-funded research and again by paying high prices for prescrip...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goozner, Merrill, 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction; PART ONE: BIOHYPE; 1 The Longest Search; 2 Rare Profits; 3 The Source of the New Machine; PART TWO: DIRECTED RESEARCH; 4 A Public-Private Partnership; 5 The Divorce; 6 Breakthrough!; 7 The Failed Crusade?; PART THREE: BIG PHARMA; 8 Me Too!; 9 The 800 Million Pill; 10 The Future of Drug Innovation; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.