Author: Merrill Goozner
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0520246705
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0520246705
The $800 Million Pill: The Truth behind the Cost of New Drugs
Why do life-saving prescription drugs cost so much? Drug companies insist that prices reflect the millions they invest in research and development.
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In this gripping exposA, Merrill Goozner contends that American taxpayers are in fact footing the bill twice: once by supporting government-funded research and again by paying astronomically high prices for prescription drugs. Goozner demonstrates that almost all the important new drugs of the past quarter-century actually originated from research at taxpayer-funded universities and at the National Institutes of Health. He reports that once the innovative work is over, the pharmaceutical industry often steps in to reap the profit.
Goozner shows how drug innovation is driven by dedicated scie
The $800 Million Pill
The $800 Million Pill
""The $800 Million Pill is a masterful work of explanatory and investigative journalism. Merrill Goozner has versed himself in the interlocking worlds of medicine, business, politics, and basic science
Powered by Frooition Pro Click here to view full size. Full Size Image Click to close full size. The $800 Million Pill - Book NEW Author(s): Merrill Goozner Format: Paperback # Pages: 297 ISBN-13: 9780520246706 Published: 09/30/2005 Language: English Weight: 0.92 pounds Demonstrates that important new drugs are the results of innovative work done at taxpayer-funded universities and at the National Institutes of Health, rather than by pharmaceutical firms who reap the profit and drive up the cos
author merrill goozner format paperback language english publication year 29 09 2005 subject medicine subject 2 medicine general title the 800 million pill the truth behind the cost of new drugs author merrill goozner publisher univ of california pr publication date sep 30 2005 pages 297 binding paperback edition 1 st dimensions 5 75 wx 9 50 hx 0 75 d isbn 0520246705 subject medical general description why do life saving prescription drugs cost so much drug companies insist that prices reflect
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