Prescription Drugs
- ISBN-10
- 0737739622
- ISBN-13
- 9780737739626
- Series
- Prescription Drugs
- Pages
- 246
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Greenhaven Press/Gale Cengage Learning
- Author
- Sylvia Engdahl
Description
The U.S. pharma industry spent 5.8 billion on direct-to-consumer media in 2016. Editor Sylvia Engdahl has collected essays that provide readers with a broad spectrum of views on prescription drugs and the pharmaceutical industry. The writings represent contrasting views on issues such safety concerns and direct-to-consumer marketing. Students are encouraged to see the validity of divergent opinions, so that they may understand the topic inclusively. The writings in each chapter are organized into a question-and response format, allowing readers to easily summarize different viewpoints. Contains extensive book and periodical bibliographies.
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- 2017-07-27
- 34 pages
- Paperback
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- 2011-08
- 28 pages
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