Inside the FDA (eBook)
352 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-471-72496-4 (ISBN)
Because of the importance of what it regulates, the FDA comes under tremendous political, industry, and consumer pressure. But the pressure goes far beyond the ordinary lobbying of Washington trade groups. Its mandate-one quarter of the national economy-brings the FDA into the middle of some of the most important and contentious issues of modern society. From "designer" babies and abortion to the price of prescription drugs and the role of government itself, Inside the FDA takes readers on an intriguing journey into the world of today's most powerful consumer agency.
In a time when companies continue to accuse the FDA of nitpicking and needlessly delaying needed new drugs, and consumers are convinced that the agency bends to industry pressure by rushing unsafe drugs to market, Inside the FDA digs deep to reveal the truth. Through scores of interviews and real-world stories, Hawthorne also shows how and why the agency makes some of its most controversial decisions as well as how its recent reaction to certain issues-including the revolutionary cancer drug Erbitux, stem cell research, and bioengineering of food-may jeopardize its ability to keep up with future scientific developments.
Inside the FDA takes a closer look at the practices, people, and politics of this crucial watchdog in light of the competing pressures and trends of modern society, revealing what the FDA is supposed to do, what it actually does-and fails to do-who it influences, and how it could better fulfill its mandate. The decisions that the FDA makes are literally life and death. Inside the FDA provides a sophisticated account of how this vitally important agency struggles to balance bureaucracy and politics with its overriding mission to promote the country's health.
FRAN HAWTHORNE is Senior Contributing Editor of Institutional Investor and has connections deep within the business and finance communities. Hawthorne has been covering health care and business for more than twenty years for Fortune, Crain's New York Business, and other publications, and she now writes regularly for such newspapers and magazines as the New York Times, Worth, and Self. She is the author of The Merck Druggernaut, which is also published by Wiley.
Introduction v
Chapter 1: Case Study: Chasing Cancer 1
Chapter 2: Beyond Science 23
Chapter 3: The First 100 Years 35
Chapter 4: "You Don't Know Which Agency Is in Charge" 65
Chapter 5: Truckloads of Paper 79
Chapter 6: Case Study: The Return of Thalidomide 109
Chapter 7: How Picky Is the FDA? 123
Chapter 8: How Powerful Is Industry? 143
Chapter 9: Case Study: The Death of Monica George 179
Chapter 10: When Consumers Get Angry 191
Chapter 11: A Political Pawn 209
Chapter 12: FDA and DNA 233
Chapter 13: The FDA Meets Madison Avenue 253
Chapter 14: Frivolous Drugs? 273
Chapter 15: The Next 100 Years 285
Acknowledgments 309
Notes 311
Bibliography 329
Index 333
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.4.2005 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung |
Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie | |
Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management | |
Schlagworte | Arzneimittelzulassung • Business & Management • USA • Wirtschaft u. Management |
ISBN-10 | 0-471-72496-3 / 0471724963 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-471-72496-4 / 9780471724964 |
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