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Drug truths : dispelling the myths about pharma R&D / John L. LaMattina.
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Title:Drug truths : dispelling the myths about pharma R&D / John L. LaMattina.
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Author/Creator:LaMattina, John L.
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Published/Created:Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2009.
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Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: QV736 .L217 2009
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: QV736 .L217 2009
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Number of Items:1
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Status:c.1 Lost - 07-07-2010
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Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Drug development--United States.
Pharmaceutical industry--United States.
Drugs--Research--United States.
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Medical Subjects: Drug Industry--economics--United States.
Drug Design--United States.
Research Design--United States.
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Description:xiv, 136 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:9780470393185 (cloth)
0470393181 (cloth)
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Contents:Pt. I. Matter of the Heart
Ch. 1. Cholesterol Drugs Are Unnecessary
Ch. 2. Industry Is More Interested in "Me-Too" Drugs Than in Innovation
Ch. 3. It Takes Industry Too Long to Discover New Drugs
Pt. II. Role of Pharmaceutical R&D in Health Care
Ch. 4. Drugs Are Discovered by Academia
Ch. 5. New Medicines Add Costs But Little Benefit
Ch. 6. Big Pharma Has Failed and Should Learn from Biotech Success
Pt. III. Profit Motive
Ch. 7. Industry Invents Diseases
Ch. 8. New Drugs Are Less Safe Than Traditional Medicines
Ch. 9. Industry Spends More on Advertising Than on R&D
Ch. 10. Industry Does Not Care About Diseases of the Developing World
Pt. IV. Future
Ch. 11. Big Pharma's Day Has Passed
Ch. 12. Final Reflections.