The truth about the drug companies : how they deceive us and what to do about it / Marcia Angell.

New York : Random House, [2004], ©2004.

xx, 305 pages ; 25 cm

1st ed.

Introduction : Drugs are different -- 1. The $200 billion colossus -- 2. The creation of a new drug -- 3. How much does the pharmaceutical industry really spend on R & D? -- 4. Just how innovative is this industry? -- 5. "Me-too" drugs : the main business of the pharmaceutical industry -- 6. How good are new drugs? -- 7. The hard sell : lures, bribes, and kickbacks -- 8. Marketing masquerading as education -- 9. Marketing masquerading as research -- 10. Patent games : stretching out monopolies -- 11. Buying influence : how the industry makes sure it gets its way -- 12. Is the party over? -- 13. How to save the pharmaceutical industry - and get our money's worth -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.