Overdose : how excessive government regulation stifles pharmaceutical innovation /
Epstein, Richard Allen,1943-
Yale University.Institute for Policy Innovation.
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press,
c2006.
"An Institute for Policy Innovation Book".
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-271) and index.
Rising expectations-- and diminishing returns -- Property generally : externalities, coordination, and the public domain -- Intellectual property: the public domain and private rights -- Taming conflict of interests -- Federally sponsored research under Bayh-Dole -- The anticommons -- The single monopoly : current patent limitations -- Rate regulation : an unneeded swamp -- Patent purchases: a second swamp -- Socialization of R & D : the final swamp -- The steady expansion of FDA power -- FDA versus the individual : upstream or downstream decision making -- Drug withdrawal : too much, too soon -- Getting the drugs to market -- Deceptive marketing -- Tort preliminaries -- Product liability for prescription drugs : manufacturing and design cases -- The main event : misrepresentation, overpromotion, and duty to warn -- Conclusion : socialized medicines.
United States. Food and Drug Administration.
United States. Food and Drug Administration.
Pharmaceutical industry