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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 13,61 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780788104688
Book Description
Analyzes the costs, risks, and economic rewards of pharmaceutical R&D and the impact of public policy on both costs and returns. Examines the rapid increase in pharmaceutical R&D that began in the 1980s in the light of trends in science, technology, drug discovery, and health insurance coverage; Government regulation; product liability; market competition; Federal tax policy; and Federal support of prescription drug research. 12 appendices, including a glossary of terms.