Ethics and the Pharmaceutical Industry - Softcover

Santoro, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521708885 ISBN 13: 9780521708883

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Despite the pharmaceutical industry's notable contributions to human progress, including the development of miracle drugs for treating cancer, AIDS, and heart disease, there is a growing tension between the industry and the public. Government officials and social critics have questioned whether the multibillion-dollar industry is fulfilling its social responsibilities. This doubt has been fueled by the national debate over drug pricing and affordable healthcare, and internationally by the battles against epidemic diseases, such as AIDS, in the developing world. Debates are raging over how the industry can and should be expected to act. The contributions in this book by leading figures in industry, government, NGOs, the medical community, and academia discuss and propose solutions to the ethical dilemmas of drug industry behavior. They examine such aspects as the role of intellectual property rights and patent protection, the moral and economic requisites of research and clinical trials, drug pricing, and marketing.

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Review:

'... Michael Santoro and Thomas Gorrie have compiled a series of essays that provide a fair, balanced and insightful examination of an increasingly troubled relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and society.' Journal of the American Medical Association

Book Description:

The contributions in this book by leading figures in industry, government, NGOs, the medical community, and academia discuss and propose solutions to the ethical dilemmas of drug industry behavior. They examine such aspects as the role of intellectual property rights and patent protection, the moral and economic requisites of research and clinical trials, drug pricing, and marketing.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521708885
• ISBN 13: 9780521708883
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 528