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Author Li, Jie Jack, author.

Title Blockbuster drugs : the rise and decline of the pharmaceutical industry / Jie Jack Li.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]

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 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  338.4761 LI    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  615.19 L693B    Check Shelf
Description xii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-197) and index.
Contents Before the age of blockbuster drugs -- Beginning of an era : the first blockbuster drug, Tagamet -- More blockbuster drugs for ulcers : Prilosec, Nexium, and other proton-pump inhibitors -- Antihistamines as allergy drugs -- Blood thinners : from Heparin to Plavix -- Conquest of pain : analgesics: from Morphine to Lyrica -- Reflections.
Summary "This book uses the cases of several landmark drugs to discuss the history of the pharmaceutical industry, and discusses what could be next"--Provided by publisher.
Subject Pharmaceutical industry -- History.
Drug Industry -- United States -- history.
Drug Industry -- trends -- United States.
Drug Therapy -- United States -- history.
History, 20th Century -- United States.
History, 21st Century -- United States.
Pharmaceutical Preparations -- United States -- history.
ISBN 9780199737680 hardback alkaline paper
0199737681 hardback alkaline paper
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