The report from Newsdesk.org makes one feel uneasy. In the year 2007, a frightening sum of $168 million was spent by pharmaceutical companies for lobbying to prevent legislation placing new restrictions on drug advertisements.
Courtesy: Newsdesk.org. < http://www.newsdesk.org/news/>
Courtesy: Newsdesk.org. < http://www.newsdesk.org/news/>
For more info: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/005576.html
For an article on “Lobbying” from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying
Article on the workings of pharmaceutical industries from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmaceutical_industries
Book Review Article, “Drugs: Is Something Rotten?” from Newsweek, April 19, 2004 (“Books”) – Review of the book,
“THE $800 MILLION PILL : The Truth Behind the Cost of New Drugs” By Merrill Goozner, University of California -- 297 pp -- $24.95 - http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_16/b3879046_mz005.htm?chan=search
Article, “ The Pharmaceutical Industry and its influence on doctors and medical students” from The Lancet Student:
http://www.thelancetstudent.com/2008/01/07/the-pharmaceutical-industry-and-its-influence-on-doctors-and-medical-students/
Grateful thanks to Newsdesk.org, Wikipedia, Business Week and The Lancet Student.
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