BIG PHARMA=BIG CONFIDENCE GAME (BIG CON)
Have you ever wondered why (oh why?) those fucking pills are so maddeningly expensive ?
The price of generic drugs can vary widely from one pharmacy to the next.
Candidate Rick Santorum Defends High Drug Prices In America
Wondering is not enough.Marcia Angell,MD provides straight answers.
Marcia Angell (born April 20, 1939) is an American physician, author, and the first woman to serve as editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Marcia Angell:then (1967-freshly minted MD) and now (2012-lectures at Harvard Medical School)
The Truth About the Drug Companies Lecture - Dr. Marcia Angell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDbQNBla6aU
Book Content:
Introduction: Drugs Are Different
1. The $200 Billion Colossus
2. The Creation of a New Drug
3. How Much Does the Pharmaceutical Industry Really Spend on R & D ?
4. Just How Innovative Is This Industry ?
5. "Me-Too" Drugs-The Main Business of the Pharmaceutical Industry
6. How Good Are New Drugs ?
7. The Hard Sell . . . Lures, Bribes, and Kickbacks
8. Marketing Masquerading as Education
9. Marketing Masquerading as Research
10. Patent Games-Stretching Out Monopolies
11. Buying Influence-How the Industry Makes Sure It Gets Its Way
12. Is the Party Over ?
13. How to Save the Pharmaceutical Industry-And Get Our Money's Worth
The price of generic drugs can vary widely from one pharmacy to the next.
Candidate Rick Santorum Defends High Drug Prices In America
Wondering is not enough.Marcia Angell,MD provides straight answers.
Marcia Angell (born April 20, 1939) is an American physician, author, and the first woman to serve as editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Marcia Angell:then (1967-freshly minted MD) and now (2012-lectures at Harvard Medical School)
The Truth About the Drug Companies Lecture - Dr. Marcia Angell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDbQNBla6aU
Book Content:
Introduction: Drugs Are Different
1. The $200 Billion Colossus
2. The Creation of a New Drug
3. How Much Does the Pharmaceutical Industry Really Spend on R & D ?
4. Just How Innovative Is This Industry ?
5. "Me-Too" Drugs-The Main Business of the Pharmaceutical Industry
6. How Good Are New Drugs ?
7. The Hard Sell . . . Lures, Bribes, and Kickbacks
8. Marketing Masquerading as Education
9. Marketing Masquerading as Research
10. Patent Games-Stretching Out Monopolies
11. Buying Influence-How the Industry Makes Sure It Gets Its Way
12. Is the Party Over ?
13. How to Save the Pharmaceutical Industry-And Get Our Money's Worth