Ethics and the pharmaceutical industry
By: edited by Michael A. Santoro, Thomas M. Gorrie.
Contributors: Santoro, Michael A.; Gorrie, Thomas M.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 492
ISBN-13: 9780521854962
Subjects: Pharmaceutical industry; Drugs -- Marketing -- Moral and ethical aspects; Drugs -- Research -- Moral and ethical aspects; Medical innovations -- Social aspects; Social responsibility of business
Description: The contributors to this volume discuss and propose solutions to the ethical dilemmas of drug industry behaviour. They examine such aspects as the role of intellectual property rights and patent protection, the moral and economic requisites of research and clinical trials, drug pricing and more.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.