Description: Conservatism, Consumer Choice, and the Food and Drug Administration During the Reagan Era : A Prescription for Scandal, Paperback by Richert, Lucas, ISBN 073919464X, ISBN-13 9780739194645, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In the last quarter of the 20th century, politicians in Washington, as well as interest groups, regulatory policy makers, and drug industry leaders were forced to confront the hot-button issue of pharmaceutical regulation. The struggle always centered on product innovation, consumer protection, and choice in the free market. As the American economy stuttered in the late 1970s, the stakes were extremely high for the powerful drug industry and the American public. At the center of this drama was the Food and Drug Administration, which was censured from both the left and right of the political spectrum for being too strictand too lenient in the application of its regulatory powers. Lucas Richert explores the FDA, drugs, and politics in the context of the watershed Reagan era, a period when the rhetoric of limited government, reduced regulation, and enhanced cooperation between businesses and . regulatory agencies was on the ascent. As he investigates the controversies surrounding Laetrile, Reye’s Syndrome, Oraflex, patient package inserts, diet pills, and HIV/AIDS drugs, Richert argues that the practical application of conservative economic principles to the American drug industry wasA Prescription for Scandal.
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Book Title: Conservatism, Consumer Choice, and the Food and Drug Administrati
Number of Pages: 260 Pages
Publication Name: Conservatism, Consumer Choice, and the Food and Drug Administration During the Reagan Era : A Prescription for Scandal
Language: English
Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Consumer Guides, United States / 20th Century, Industries / Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, General, American Government / National, United States / General
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Lucas Richert
Subject Area: Political Science, Référence, Business & Economics, History
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
