Drug truths : dispelling the myths about pharma R&D / John L. LaMattina.
Drug truths : dispelling the myths about pharma R&D / John L. LaMattina.
Drug truths : dispelling the myths about pharma R&D / John L. LaMattina.
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Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2009.
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G 2014/2408
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 136 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Cholesterol drugs are unnecessary -- Industry is more interested in 'me-too' drugs than in innovation -- It takes industry too long to discover new drugs -- Drugs are discovered by academia -- New medicines add costs but little benefit -- Big pharma has failed and should learn from biotech success -...
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Publisher
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2009.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2009.
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"Any thoughtful discussion on the pharmaceutical industry must be guided by the facts. Author John LaMattina, a thirty-year veteran and former president of Pfizer Global Research and Development, takes you through the realities and the myths surrounding the pharmaceutical industry, offering concrete illustrative examples. Rather than innuendo, he o...
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Drug truths : dispelling the myths about pharma R&D / John L. LaMattina.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-132) and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF/N615.19/46.
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c2009.
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G 2014/2408
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74VM47Rdk4N3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM47Rdk4N3
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ISBN
0470393181 (cloth)
9780470393185 (cloth)
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615.19
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991001396479702626
