Access to medicines as a human right : implications for pharmaceutical industry responsibility / edited by Lisa Forman and Jillian Clare Kohler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Forman, Lisa, 1970-

Kohler, Jillian Clare.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pharmaceutical industry--Moral and ethical aspects.

Pharmaceutical industry.

Pharmaceutical ethics.

Human rights--Health aspects.

Human rights.

Social responsibility of business.

Social responsibility of business--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

vi, 211 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2012]

Contents:

1 Introduction: Access to Medicines as a Human Right - What Does It Mean for Pharmaceutical Industry Responsibilities? / Lisa Forman Forman, Lisa, Jillian Clare Kohler Kohler, Jillian Clare 3

Part 1 Rights, Norms, and Ethics

2 Human Rights Responsibilities of Pharmaceutical Companies in Relation to Access to Medicines / Rajat Khosla Khosla, Rajat, Paul Hunt Hunt, Paul 25

3 Improving Access to Essential Medicines: International Law and Normative Change / Asher Alkoby Alkoby, Asher 46

4 Corporate Social Responsibility and the Right to Essential Medicines / Patricia Illingworth Illingworth, Patricia 75

Part 2 Social Versus Business Responsibilities

5 Benchmarking and Transparency: Incentives for the Pharmaceutical Industry's Corporate Social Responsibility / Matthew Lee Lee, Matthew, Jillian Clare Kohler Kohler, Jillian Clare 93

6 Social Responsibility and Marketing of Drugs in Developing Countries: A Goal or an Oxymoron? / Joel Lexchin Lexchin, Joel 125

Part 3 Case Studies for Achieving Corporate Responsibility

7 Managing the Market for Medicines Access: Realizing the Right to Health by Facilitating Compulsory Licensing of Pharmaceuticals - A Case Study of Legislation and the Need for Reform / Richard Elliott Elliott, Richard 151

8 Ubuntu, AIDS, and the King II Report: Reflections on Corporate Social Responsibility in South Africa / Judith King King, Judith, Stephanie Nixon Nixon, Stephanie 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781442643970

1442643978

OCLC:

791161904