The introduction of new medicines has dramatically improved the
quantity and quality of individual and public health while
contributing trillions of dollars to the global economy. In spite
of these past successes--and indeed because of them--our ability to
deliver new medicines may be quickly coming to an end. Moving from
the beginning of the twentieth century to the present, A
Prescription for Change reveals how changing business strategies
combined with scientific hubris have altered the way new medicines
are discovered, with dire implications for both health and the
economy. To explain how we have arrived at this pivotal moment,
Michael Kinch recounts the history of pharmaceutical and
biotechnological advances in the twentieth century. Kinch relates
stories of the individuals and organizations that built the modern
infrastructure that supports the development of innovative new
medicines. He shows that an accelerating cycle of acquisition and
downsizing is cannibalizing that infrastructure Kinch demonstrates
the dismantling of the pharmaceutical and biotechnological research
and development enterprises could also provide opportunities to
innovate new models that sustain and expand the introduction of
newer and better breakthrough medicines in the years to come.
General
Imprint: |
The University of North Carolina Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The Luther H. Hodges Jr. and Luther H. Hodges Sr. Series on Business, Entrepreneurship, and Public Policy |
Release date: |
March 2018 |
Authors: |
Michael Kinch
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
352 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4696-4757-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
Other branches of medicine >
Pharmacology >
General
|
LSN: |
1-4696-4757-5 |
Barcode: |
9781469647579 |
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