Download or read book Generic written by Jeremy A. Greene and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2014-10-27 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The turbulent history of generic pharmaceuticals raises powerful questions about similarity and difference in modern medicine. Generic drugs are now familiar objects in clinics, drugstores, and households around the world. We like to think of these tablets, capsules, patches, and ointments as interchangeable with their brand-name counterparts: why pay more for the same? And yet they are not quite the same. They differ in price, in place of origin, in color, shape, and size, in the dyes, binders, fillers, and coatings used, and in a host of other ways. Claims of generic equivalence, as physician-historian Jeremy Greene reveals in this gripping narrative, are never based on being identical to the original drug in all respects, but in being the same in all ways that matter. How do we know what parts of a pill really matter? Decisions about which differences are significant and which are trivial in the world of therapeutics are not resolved by simple chemical or biological assays alone. As Greene reveals in this fascinating account, questions of therapeutic similarity and difference are also always questions of pharmacology and physiology, of economics and politics, of morality and belief. Generic is the first book to chronicle the social, political, and cultural history of generic drugs in America. It narrates the evolution of the generic drug industry from a set of mid-twentieth-century "schlock houses" and "counterfeiters" into an agile and surprisingly powerful set of multinational corporations in the early twenty-first century. The substitution of bioequivalent generic drugs for more expensive brand-name products is a rare success story in a field of failed attempts to deliver equivalent value in health care for a lower price. Greene’s history sheds light on the controversies shadowing the success of generics: problems with the generalizability of medical knowledge, the fragile role of science in public policy, and the increasing role of industry, marketing, and consumer logics in late-twentieth-century and early twenty-first century health care.
Download or read book Bottle of Lies written by Katherine Eban and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2019 New York Public Library Best Books of 2019 Kirkus Reviews Best Health and Science Books of 2019 Science Friday Best Books of 2019 New postscript by the author From an award-winning journalist, an explosive narrative investigation of the generic drug boom that reveals fraud and life-threatening dangers on a global scale—The Jungle for pharmaceuticals Many have hailed the widespread use of generic drugs as one of the most important public-health developments of the twenty-first century. Today, almost 90 percent of our pharmaceutical market is comprised of generics, the majority of which are manufactured overseas. We have been reassured by our doctors, our pharmacists and our regulators that generic drugs are identical to their brand-name counterparts, just less expensive. But is this really true? Katherine Eban’s Bottle of Lies exposes the deceit behind generic-drug manufacturing—and the attendant risks for global health. Drawing on exclusive accounts from whistleblowers and regulators, as well as thousands of pages of confidential FDA documents, Eban reveals an industry where fraud is rampant, companies routinely falsify data, and executives circumvent almost every principle of safe manufacturing to minimize cost and maximize profit, confident in their ability to fool inspectors. Meanwhile, patients unwittingly consume medicine with unpredictable and dangerous effects. The story of generic drugs is truly global. It connects middle America to China, India, sub-Saharan Africa and Brazil, and represents the ultimate litmus test of globalization: what are the risks of moving drug manufacturing offshore, and are they worth the savings? A decade-long investigation with international sweep, high-stakes brinkmanship and big money at its core, Bottle of Lies reveals how the world’s greatest public-health innovation has become one of its most astonishing swindles.
Download or read book FDA Approved Animal Drug Products written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Generic Drug Product Development written by Isadore Kanfer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to a worldwide need for lower cost drug therapy, use of generic and multi-source drug products have been increasing. To meet international patent and trade agreements, the development and sale of these products must conform to national and international laws, and generic products must prove that they are of the same quality and are therapeutica
Download or read book Approved Prescription Drug Products written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanied by supplements.
Download or read book Making Medicines Affordable written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thanks to remarkable advances in modern health care attributable to science, engineering, and medicine, it is now possible to cure or manage illnesses that were long deemed untreatable. At the same time, however, the United States is facing the vexing challenge of a seemingly uncontrolled rise in the cost of health care. Total medical expenditures are rapidly approaching 20 percent of the gross domestic product and are crowding out other priorities of national importance. The use of increasingly expensive prescription drugs is a significant part of this problem, making the cost of biopharmaceuticals a serious national concern with broad political implications. Especially with the highly visible and very large price increases for prescription drugs that have occurred in recent years, finding a way to make prescription medicinesâ€"and health care at largeâ€"more affordable for everyone has become a socioeconomic imperative. Affordability is a complex function of factors, including not just the prices of the drugs themselves, but also the details of an individual's insurance coverage and the number of medical conditions that an individual or family confronts. Therefore, any solution to the affordability issue will require considering all of these factors together. The current high and increasing costs of prescription drugsâ€"coupled with the broader trends in overall health care costsâ€"is unsustainable to society as a whole. Making Medicines Affordable examines patient access to affordable and effective therapies, with emphasis on drug pricing, inflation in the cost of drugs, and insurance design. This report explores structural and policy factors influencing drug pricing, drug access programs, the emerging role of comparative effectiveness assessments in payment policies, changing finances of medical practice with regard to drug costs and reimbursement, and measures to prevent drug shortages and foster continued innovation in drug development. It makes recommendations for policy actions that could address drug price trends, improve patient access to affordable and effective treatments, and encourage innovations that address significant needs in health care.
Download or read book Generic Pharmaceutical Patent and FDA Law written by Shashank Upadhye and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Generic Drug Product Development written by Leon Shargel and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-10-24 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this era of increased pharmaceutical industry competition, success for generic drug companies is dependent on their ability to manufacture therapeutic-equivalent drug products in an economical and timely manner, while also being cognizant of patent infringement and other legal and regulatory concerns.Generic Drug Product Development: Solid Oral
Download or read book Strategies Used by Adults to Reduce Their Prescription Drug Costs written by Robin A. Cohen and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Generic Challenge written by Martin A. Voet and published by BrownWalker Press. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Sixth Edition of The Generic Challenge provides important new updates on current regulatory, legal and commercial issues affecting brand and generic pharmaceutical products, including new laws establishing generics for biologics, and changes brought about by the recently enacted America Invents Act. It explains clearly and understandably the roles of patents, FDA regulation of drugs and the Hatch Waxman Act in commercial drug development in light of generic challenges and how improvements in innovative drug products provide benefits to patients while extending the commercial lives of the drugs. There is simply no other book of its kind on this important subject.
Download or read book Generic written by Jeremy A. Greene and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greene’s history sheds light on the controversies shadowing the success of generics: problems with the generalizability of medical knowledge, the fragile role of science in public policy, and the increasing role of industry, marketing, and consumer logics in late-twentieth-century and early twenty-first century health care.
Download or read book Pocket Guide for Brand and Generic Drugs written by Jones & Bartlett Learning and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pocket Guide For Brand And Generic Drugs Contains An Alphabetical List Of Brand Name Drugs And Their Generic Name. This Handy Pocket-Size Guide Is An Excellent Resource For Use In The Classroom To Accompany Additional Educational Products, And As An On-The-Job Reference. Pocket Guide For Brand And Generic Drugs Is An Affordable, Helpful Reference Tool For Both Students And Clinicians Alike. Bundle This Pocket Guide With Additional Jones & Bartlett Texts, And Save Up To 30%! Ask Your Account Specialist About Bundle Options And Bulk Purchase Specials For Your Program!
Download or read book Red Book written by Thomson and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new "2008 Red Book" not only presents the latest pricing and product information on more than 160,000 prescription and over-the-counter items, but also a complete list of newly FDA-approved brands, generics, and biologics.
Download or read book Generic drug entry prior to patent expiration an FTC study written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Greater Access to Generic Drugs written by Michelle Meadows and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Orange Book written by Richard McGuire and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecco un albero con 14 succose arance. Una per una, i loro destini si rivelano nelle pagine del libro: la prima è stata portata ad un amico malato, la settima è stata divisa tra compagni di lavoro, la decima è stata mangiata da un famoso pianista. E naturalmente, la quattordicesima è stata comprata da qualcuno che conosci e potrebbe essere la prossima che mangerai. Ogni arancia è una forma arancione su uno sfondo semplice ed essenziale disegnato a matita blu, popolato di personaggi e situazioni di tutti i giorni, su cui risalta creando un collegamento visivo ed espressivo continuo. Annotation Supplied by Informazioni Editoriali
Download or read book Generic Drugs written by Clifford L. Nilsen and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you buy drugs, you don't expect them to be contaminated with antifreeze, industrial chemicals, glass, or dangerous bacteria. But this happens every day when uninformed consumers buy generic drugs or over-the-counter and behind-the-counter drug products. Armed with the right knowledge, you can avoid the dangers and risks of these drugs and protect yourself and your family. This layperson's guide, written by a drug industry insider, will tell you how the U.S. drug industry works, how drugs are made, where the ingredients come from, and how to identify which drug companies are good and which to avoid. Topics covered include: - how generic drugs are approved versus regular drugs; - real stories about how bad drugs have destroyed lives; - questionable manufacturing practices; - dangers of active ingredients. You don't have to put yourself and your family at risk every time you buy a drug at the store. Make smart buying decisions and take charge of your life with Generic Drugs: A Consumer's Self-Defense Guide.
