{"product_id":"prescription-for-the-people-9781501713750","title":"Prescription for the People","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePrescription for the People\u003c\/i\u003e, Fran Quigley diagnoses our inability to get medicines to the people who need them and then prescribes the cure. He delivers a clear and convincing argument for a complete shift in the global and U.S. approach to developing and providing essential medicinesand a primer on how to make that change happen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobally, 10 million people die each year because they are unable to pay for medicines that would save them. The cost of prescription drugs is bankrupting families and putting a strain on state and federal budgets. Patients' desperate need for affordable medicines clashes with the core business model of the powerful pharmaceutical industry, which maximizes profits whenever possible. It doesn't have to be this way. Patients and activists are aiming to make all essential medicines affordable by reclaiming medicines as a public good and a human right, instead of a profit-making commodity. In this book, Quigley demystifies statistics and termi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplores the reasons behind high prescription drug costs and the consequences of those costs for individuals, drug companies, and governments.... Easy-to-read short chapters. Many references from top journals and government documents.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn accessible, empowering plea to act on a vital issue.\u003c\/p\u003e * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. People Everywhere Are Struggling to Get the Medicines They Need\u003cbr\u003e 2. The United States Has a Drug Problem\u003cbr\u003e 3. Millions of People Are Dying Needlessly\u003cbr\u003e 4. Cancer Patients Face Particularly Deadly Barriers to Medicines\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Current Medicine System Neglects Many Major Diseases\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Corporate Research and Development Investments Are Exaggerated\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Current System Wastes Billions on Drug Marketing\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Current System Compromises Physician Integrity and Leads to Unethical Corporate Behavior\u003cbr\u003e 9. Medicines Are Priced at Whatever the Market Will Bear\u003cbr\u003e 10. Pharmaceutical Corporations Reap History-Making Pro ts\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11. The For-Profit Medicine Arguments Are Patently False\u003cbr\u003e 12. Medicine Patents Are Extended Too Far and Too Wide\u003cbr\u003e 13. Patent Protectionism Stunts the Development of New Medicines\u003cbr\u003e 14. Governments, Not Private Corporations, Drive Medicine Innovation\u003cbr\u003e 15. Taxpayers and Patients Pay Twice for Patented Medicines\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart IV\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 16. Medicines Are a Public Good\u003cbr\u003e 17. Medicine Patents Are Arti cial, Recent, and Government-Created\u003cbr\u003e 18. The United States and Big Pharma Play the Bully in Extending Patents\u003cbr\u003e 19. Pharma-Pushed Trade Agreements Steal the Power of Democratically Elected Governments\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart V\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 20. Current Law Provides Opportunities for Affordable Generic Medicines\u003cbr\u003e 21. There Is a Better Way to Develop Medicines\u003cbr\u003e 22. Human Rights Law Demands Access to Essential Medicines\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409326776663,"sku":"9781501713750","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501713750.jpg?v=1730506431","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/prescription-for-the-people-9781501713750","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}