LEADER 02552nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910808475603321 005 20230721014041.0 010 $a0-19-773783-8 010 $a1-283-05869-3 010 $a9786613058690 010 $a0-19-971974-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000082213 035 $a(EBL)886688 035 $a(OCoLC)710992761 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000472057 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12165334 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000472057 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10434971 035 $a(PQKB)11218107 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL886688 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10460685 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL305869 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC886688 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000082213 100 $a20060127d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPharmaceutical economics and policy$b[electronic resource] /$fStuart O. Schweitzer 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (351 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-530095-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. The industry -- pt. 2. The consumer -- pt. 3. The market -- pt. 4. Intervention in the pharmaceutical market : public and private. 330 $aThe pharmaceutical industry is praised as a world leader in high technology innovation and the creator of products that increase both longevity and quality of life for people throughout the world. At the same time, the industry is also criticized for its marketing and pricing practices and for its apparent anticompetitive responses to generic competition. Even its research and development priorities are criticized as being too closely driven by the goal of maximizing shareholder value, rather than the health of the public. Unfortunately, many of the critics of the industry fail to understand t 606 $aPharmaceutical industry$zUnited States 606 $aPharmaceutical policy$zUnited States 606 $aPharmaceutical industry 615 0$aPharmaceutical industry 615 0$aPharmaceutical policy 615 0$aPharmaceutical industry. 676 $a338.4/761510973 700 $aSchweitzer$b Stuart O$0271328 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808475603321 996 $aPharmaceutical economics and policy$91415504 997 $aUNINA