Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
"Dr. Schweitzer...has performed a valuable service by writing a broad overview of these topics....The chapter on pharmaceutical regulation and cost containment and the roles of the different players in this area was quite interesting...The chapter devoted solely to patents was also most welcome....Very valuable book. It contains current information, delivered in an evenhanded way, on a wide range of topics. It is a useful overview of an important area of health care."--Mark J. Goldberger, M.D., M.P.H., The New England Journal of Medicine"Schweitzer's book is a much-needed, ambitious contribution to the field and an important starting point for graduate-level studies....Parmaceutical Economics and Policy is an important, useful contribution to the literature."--American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy"This book is easy to read and provides an exellent overview of the pharmaceutical industry.  The economic framework used to analyze the industry contributes substantially to an understanding of this industry.  This book makes a useful contribution to anyone interested in understanding pharmacoeconomic theory and the characteristics of the pharaceutical industry."--Inquiry"In summary, this book is both an interesting and valuable contribution to the policy discussion involving pharmaceuticals in this country."--Journal of Economic Literature"...this book is a must-have if you are seriously interested in the domestic and international pharmaceutical industry. Its greatest strength is concise yet comprehensive coverage of many of the important issues relating to the industry."--Journal of Public Health Policy