Ethics and the pharmaceutical industry / edited by Michael A. Santoro, Thomas M. Gorrie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Santoro, Michael A., editor.

Gorrie, Thomas M., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pharmaceutical industry.

Drugs--Marketing--Moral and ethical aspects.

Drugs.

Drugs--Research--Moral and ethical aspects.

Medical innovations--Social aspects.

Medical innovations.

Social responsibility of business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxiv, 492 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Ethics & the Pharmaceutical Industry

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite the pharmaceutical industry's notable contributions to human progress, including the development of miracle drugs for treating cancer, AIDS, and heart disease, there is a growing tension between the industry and the public. Government officials and social critics have questioned whether the multibillion-dollar industry is fulfilling its social responsibilities. This doubt has been fueled by the national debate over drug pricing and affordable healthcare, and internationally by the battles against epidemic diseases, such as AIDS, in the developing world. Debates are raging over how the industry can and should be expected to act. The contributions in this book by leading figures in industry, government, NGOs, the medical community, and academia discuss and propose solutions to the ethical dilemmas of drug industry behavior. They examine such aspects as the role of intellectual property rights and patent protection, the moral and economic requisites of research and clinical trials, drug pricing, and marketing.

Contents:

Drug research: between ethical demands and economic constraints / Jürgen Drews

Emerging international norms for clinical testing: good clinical trial practice / Juhana E. Idänpään-Heikkilä, Sev Fluss

The regulatory and ethical challenges of pediatric research / M. Dianne Murphy, Sara F. Goldkind

Including children in research: participation or exploitation? / Robert M. Nelson

Racial and ethnic inclusiveness in clinical trials / Valentine J. Burroughs

The rights of patients to participate in clinical research / Glenna M. Crooks

How should government regulate stem-cell research? views from a scientist-legislator / Rush Holt

Ethics and prescribing: the clinician's perspective / Charles L. Bardes

The regulation of prescription drug promotion / Thomas Abrams.

A future agenda for government-industry relations / William C. Weldon

AIDS activism and the pharmaceutical industry / Martin Delaney

The campaign against innovation / Sidney Taurel

Third world perspectives on global pharmaceutical access / James Thuo Gathii

The promise of vaccines and the influenza vaccine shortage of 2004: public and private partnerships / Gary R. Noble

Evolving approaches to healthcare challenges / Thomas M. Gorrie

Property rights in crisis: managers and rescue / Nien-hê Hsieh

Blurring the lines: public and private partnerships addressing global health / William H. Foege

Renegotiating the grand bargain: balancing prices, profits, people, and principles / Edward Greg Koski.

Direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs: a policy dilemma / Meredith B. Rosenthal, Julie M. Donohue

Off-label communications and prescription drugs / Schott D. Danzis

The need for better health information: advancing the informed patient in Europe / Don E. Detmer, Peter Singleton, Scott C. Ratzan

Who should get access to which drugs? an ethical template for pharmacy benefits / Norman Daniels, James E. Sabin, J. Russell Teagarden

The application of cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis to pharmaceuticals / Joel W. Hay

Intellectual property rights, access to life-enhancing drugs, and corporate moral responsibilities / Patricia H. Werhande, Michael E. Gorman.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-15518-5

1-280-43711-1

0-511-13443-6

0-511-16776-8

0-511-13757-5

0-511-31190-7

0-511-61076-9

0-511-13540-8

OCLC:

71354972