Inside the FDA : the business and politics behind the drugs we take and the food we eat / Fran Hawth...
Inside the FDA : the business and politics behind the drugs we take and the food we eat / Fran Hawth...
Inside the FDA : the business and politics behind the drugs we take and the food we eat / Fran Hawthorne.
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Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2005.
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N353.99809/ 3
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
Chasing cancer -- Beyond science -- The first 100 years -- "You don't know which agency is in charge" -- Truckloads of paper -- Case study: The return of thalidomide -- How picky is the FDA? -- How powerful is industry? -- Case study: The death of Monica George -- When consumers get angry -- A polit...
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Publisher
Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2005.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2005.
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"Inside the FDA takes a closer look at the practices, people, and politics of this crucial watchdog in light of the competing pressures and trends of modern society, revealing what the FDA is supposed to do, what it actually does - and fails to do - who influences it, and how it could better fulfill its mandate. The decisions that the FDA makes are...
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Inside the FDA : the business and politics behind the drugs we take and the food we eat / Fran Hawthorne.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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N353.99809/ 3
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74VKPlVWJmoy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKPlVWJmoy
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0471610917 (cloth)
9780471610915 (cloth)
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353.9980973
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991019791799702626
