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The truth about the drug companies The truth about the drug companies Marcia Angell 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 fort… OL15927600W
Dangerous doses Dangerous doses Katherine Eban Stolen, compromised, and counterfeit medicine increasingly makes its way into a poorly regulated distribution system-where it may reach unsuspecting patients who stake their lives on its effectivenes… OL16028752W
The Safe Use Initiative and health literacy The Safe Use Initiative and health literacy Cori Vanchieri "Every year at least 1.5 million people suffer adverse effects from medication. These problems occur because people misunderstand labels, are unaware of drug interactions, or otherwise use medication… OL16676704W
Research methods for pharmaceutical practice and policy Research methods for pharmaceutical practice and policy Rajender R. Aparasu This text provides the theory and practice for conducting pharmaceutical policy research. It covers all aspects of scientific research from conceptualising to statistical analysis. It also provides s… OL16985399W
The antidote The antidote Barry Werth In 1989, the charismatic Joshua Boger left Merck, then America's most admired business, to found a drug company that would challenge industry giants and transform health care. Journalist Barry Werth … OL19708298W
Drug wars Drug wars Robin Feldman "While the shockingly high prices of prescription drugs continue to dominate the news, the strategies used by pharmaceutical companies to prevent generic competition are poorly understood, even by th… OL19718635W
Find it, file it, flog it Find it, file it, flog it Hedley G. Rees "Taking on practices that put fast-track development and marketing ahead of good medicine, this riveting book provides and insider's view of an industry in crisis, busting myths and explaining how th… OL20025446W
The Truth About the Drug Companies The Truth About the Drug Companies Marcia Angell During her two decades at The New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Marcia Angell had a front-row seat on the appalling spectacle of the pharmaceutical industry. She watched drug companies stray from … OL2076616W
Biosimilars Biosimilars Shein-Chung Chow "This is the first book entirely devoted to the design and analysis for assessment of biosimilarity and drug interchangeability of biosimilars, and test for comparability in manufacturing processes o… OL23291746W
Hep-cats, narcs, and pipe dreams Hep-cats, narcs, and pipe dreams Jill Jonnes Once upon a time in America, morphine and cocaine were routinely sold in pharmacies, and gamblers and rogues gathered in shadowy basements to smoke opium. So begins Hep-Cats, Narcs, and Pipe Dreams, … OL2488116W
Inside the FDA Inside the FDA Fran Hawthorne The forces that shape America's most powerful consumer agency Because of the importance of what it regulates, the FDA comes under tremendous political, industry, and consumer pressure. But the press… OL8226915W
Virus Mania Virus Mania Torsten Engelbrecht,Claus Koehnlein A daily scan through the news gives the impression that the world is constantly invaded by virus epidemics. The latest headlines feature the human papillomavirus (HPV) alleged to cause cervical cance… OL9780916W