drug industry

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Examines issues related to the pharmaceutical industry and the privatization of risk, discussing the role of the Food and Drug Administration in protecting the public, the effect of giving the private sector and markets greater responsibility and reducing public oversight, and other topics.

Examines the possible consequences of the growth of prescription drug use and the impact of direct-to-consumer promotion (DTC) and off-label marketing.

"An in-depth exploration of the way the pharmaceutical industry is manipulating us and our world"--Provided by publisher.

Argues that pharmaceutical companies are creating and marketing illness in order to improve their sales and profits, revealing the marketing strategies they use to influence medical science and re-define the boundaries of illness.