The Merck druggernaut : the inside story of a pharmaceutical giant / Fran Hawthorne.

  • Hawthorne, Fran.
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[2003], ©2003
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Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, [2003], ©2003.

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xiv, 290 pages ; 24 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-282) and index.

Contents

In the bull's eye -- From little pharmacy to big pharma -- Off the cutting edge -- The drugs of tomorrow -- The freebie circuit -- Just like toothpaste -- "It is not for the profits," : part one, prices and politics -- "It is not for the profits," : part two, the AIDS debacle -- Living with mother Merck -- A different business model.

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    History of Medicine
    IH.UM.6
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  • 0471228788