Pills, Power, and Policy - The Struggle for Drug Reform in Cold War America and Its Consequences (Hardcover, New)

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 Policy" offers 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.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public, 23
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Dominique Tobbell
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	310
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-27113-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Pharmaceutical industries Promotions
LSN:	0-520-27113-0
Barcode:	9780520271135

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