Inside the FDA : the business and politics behind the drugs we take and the food we eat / Fran Hawthorne.

  • Hawthorne, Fran.
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[2005], ©2005
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Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, [2005], ©2005.

Physical description

xiv, 338 pages ; 24 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-332) and index.

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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    QV771 2005H39i
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  • 0471610917