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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454958803321

Titolo

The power of pills [[electronic resource] ] : social, ethical and legal issues in drug development, marketing, and pricing / / edited by Jillian Clare Cohen, Patricia Illingworth, and Udo Schüklenk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Ann Arbor, Mich., : Pluto, 2006

ISBN

1-84964-271-0

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 297 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

CohenJillian Clare

IllingworthPatricia M. L. <1954->

SchüklenkUdo

Disciplina

615/.1

Soggetti

Pharmaceutical policy

Pharmaceutical industry - Moral and ethical aspects

Drug development

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Pharmaceutical industry, profits and obligations -- pt. 2. Justice : medicines as global public goods -- pt. 3. The social, ethical, and political challenge : neglected diseases -- pt. 4. Patents and access to medicines -- pt. 5. Research ethics -- pt. 6. Political activism and treatment access -- pt . 7. National responsibilities.