Inside the FDA : the business and politics behind the drugs we take and the food we eat

Inside the FDA the business and politics behind the drugs we take and the food we eat

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hawthorne, Fran (-)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken (New Jersey) : John Wiley & Sons 2005
Subjects:
Política farmacéutica > Estados Unidos.
Alimentos > Adulteración e inspección > Estados Unidos.
Política sanitaria > Estados Unidos.
Online Access:Sumario
Resumen
See on Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991005481569708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
Table of Contents:
  • Chasing cancer
  • Beyond science
  • The first 100 years
  • "You don't know which agency is in charge"
  • Truckloads of paper
  • Case study: The return of thalidomide
  • How picky is the FDA?
  • How powerful is industry?
  • Case study: The death of Monica George
  • When consumers get angry
  • A political pawn
  • FDA and DNA
  • The FDA meets Madison Avenue
  • Frivolous drugs?
  • The next 100 years.

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