Living Forever: The Pharmaceutical Industry

by Catherine Chambers

Overview

Most people need medicine at some point in their lives. It’s this fact that drives the pharmaceutical industry and makes it one of the most profitable industries today. So much goes into the making of a single pharmaceutical product before it even goes on the shelves, including research, manufacturing, clinical trials, and marketing. Readers discover these stages of development and learn what happens when a wonder drug turns out to have deadly side effects. They’ll read facts and figures that will surprise them, such as the first drugstore dating back to the eighth century. Readers will also learn about the future of pharmaceuticals on the Internet and the effects of recent government guidelines. Business may be booming, but competition between pharmaceutical companies is fierce. They’re always on the lookout for the next product that may change our lives forever.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433977558
Publisher:	Gareth Stevens Publishing
Publication date:	08/15/2012
Series:	Big-Buck Business Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	11 - 14 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction: Medicines Without Frontiers 4

Chapter 1 Rise of the Pharmaceutical Industry 6

Medical Wonders 8

Chapter 2 Making Medicines 10

Research and Development 12

Clinical Trials 14

Patent Pending 16

Marketing Medicines 18

Chapter 3 The Big Players 20

Risky Business 22

Billion-Dollar Businesses 24

Managing the Image 26

Chapter 4 Controversies and Challenges 28

Fear Tactics? 30

The Cost of Error 32

Cozy Relationships 34

Global Issues 36

Chapter 5 Future of Pharmaceuticals 38

Age of the Internet 40

Fighting Illegal Medicines 42

Conclusion: Living Forever 44

Glossary 46

For More Information 47

Index 48

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