Pills, Power, and Policy: The Struggle for Drug Reform in Cold War America and Its Consequences

Author:   Dominique A Tobbell
Publisher:   University of California Press
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9786613521064


Pages:   310
Publication Date:   25 February 2012
Format:   Electronic book text
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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.

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Author:   Dominique A Tobbell
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
ISBN:  

9786613521064


ISBN 10:   661352106
Pages:   310
Publication Date:   25 February 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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