Pills, power, and policy the struggle for drug reform in Cold War America and its consequences

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 Policyoffers...

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Main Author:	Tobbell, Dominique A
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York University of California Press 2011 Berkeley Millbank Memorial Fund Univ. of California Press
Edition:	1
Series:	California/Milbank books on health and the public
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ISBN:	9780520271135, 0520271130, 0520271149, 9780520271142, 0520952421, 9780520952423
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