This volume traces the discovery and development of drugs in Japan and the UK both historically and sociologically. It includes 16 case studies of major pharmaceutical developments in the 20th century, encompassing, amongst others, beta-blockers, beta-stimulants, inhaled steroids and histamine H2-an
Pharmaceutical Industry: Innovation and Developments: Innovation and Developments
β Scribed by David A. Mancuso; Isobel M. Grenada
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 194
- Series
- Business Issues, Competition and Entrepreneurship
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
As the scope of available drug therapies expands, spending on prescription drugs has become the fastest-growing category of total spending on health care in the United States. Recently, that growth has slowed and that slowdown reflects changes in both the supply and demand for prescription drugs. This new book examines the innovation, development and complexity issues present in the pharmaceutical industry.
β¦ Subjects
Drug development. ; Pharmaceutical industry. ; Drugs -- Law and legislation.; BUS070130; LAW093000; MED071000
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