The truth about the drug companies

By Marcia Angell

Subjects: Industrie pharmaceutique, Pharmaceutical industry, Ethiek, Advertising, Drugs, Publicité, Farmaceutische industrie, Research, Winst, Drug Industry, Pharmaceutical Preparations, Recherche, Prix, Politique gouvernementale, Prescription pricing, Pharmaceutical policy, Médicaments, Costs, Prices, Advertising as Topic, Economics, Finances, Finance, Coût

Description: Angell watched drug companies stray from their original mission of discovering and manufacturing useful drugs and instead become vast marketing machines with unprecedented control over their own fortunes. She saw them gain nearly limitless influence over medical research, education, and how doctors do their jobs. She sympathized as the American public, particularly the elderly, struggled and increasingly failed to meet spiraling prescription drug prices.