Pharmaceuticals, Corporate Crime and Public Health (Paperback)

Dukes, Braithwaite and Moloney reach the depressing conclusion that 'corporate crime in the pharmaceutical industry appears to be on the rise.' Their approach to this problem is much more nuanced than just throwing people in jail. They advocate for a pyramid of regulatory strategies including qui tam legislation and equity fines. There is an opportunity for a radical transformation of the pharmaceutical industry and the authors offer us a road map to begin that journey.' - Joel Lexchin MD, York University, CanadaThe pharmaceutical industry must exist to serve the community, but over the years it has engaged repeatedly in corporate crime and anti-social behavior, with the public footing the bill. This readable study by experts in medicine, law, criminology and public health, with deep experience of the industry, documents problems ranging from false advertising and counterfeiting to corruption, fraud and overpricing. It is a fresh and revealing look at the unacceptable pressures brought to bear on doctors, politicians, patients and the media. Uniquely, the book presents realistic and worldwide solutions for the future, with positive policies encouraging honest dealing, as well as partial privatization of enforcement and a transformation of science policy to develop the medicines that society needs most. The authors examine in turn each of the main facets of the pharmaceutical industry's activities - research, manufacturing, information, distribution and pricing - as well as some questionable aspects of its relationship with society. Offering a considered analysis of pharmaceutical rights and wrongs as they have developed, particularly over the last half-century, this book is rich in new insights for managers in the pharmaceutical industry, regulatory agencies and health agencies. Contents: Essay Part I: Setting the Scene Introduction Part II: A View of Rights and Wrongs 1. Creating a Medicine: Why, How and How Not 2. Safe, Unsafe and Improper Manufacturing Practices 3. Aggressive or Misleading Promotion 4. The Dark Art of Manipulation: The Industry and its Puppets 5. Corruption, Counterfeiting and Fraud 6. Prices, Monopolies, Abuses and the Law Part III: Transforming the Way Ahead 7. A Criminological Perspective on a Worsening Crisis 8. Positive Regulation: The Complementary Role of Supports and Sanctions 9. A Responsive Criminal Law of Pharmaceuticals 10. Privatising Enforcement 11. A New Capitalism: A New Drug Diplomacy Index

General

Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2015
Authors:	Graham Dukes • John Braithwaite • J. P. Moloney
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	424
ISBN-13:	978-1-78471-361-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Pharmaceutical industries Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > Public health & safety law Promotions
LSN:	1-78471-361-9
Barcode:	9781784713614

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