In Prescription for the People, Fran Quigley diagnoses our
inability to get medicines to the people who need them and then
prescribes the cure. He delivers a clear and convincing argument
for a complete shift in the global and U.S. approach to developing
and providing essential medicines-and a primer on how to make that
change happen. Globally, 10 million people die each year because
they are unable to pay for medicines that would save them. The cost
of prescription drugs is bankrupting families and putting a strain
on state and federal budgets. Patients' desperate need for
affordable medicines clashes with the core business model of the
powerful pharmaceutical industry, which maximizes profits whenever
possible. It doesn't have to be this way. Patients and activists
are aiming to make all essential medicines affordable by reclaiming
medicines as a public good and a human right, instead of a
profit-making commodity. In this book, Quigley demystifies
statistics and terminology, offers solutions to the problems that
block universal access to medicines, and provides a road map for
activists wanting to make those solutions a reality.
General
| Imprint: |
Cornell University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work |
| Release date: |
November 2017 |
| First published: |
2017 |
| Authors: |
Fran Quigley
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade / Trade
|
| Pages: |
260 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5017-1375-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
General issues >
General
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| LSN: |
1-5017-1375-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781501713750 |
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