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most of the innovative drugs discovered each year are actually supported by NIH or other publicly funded research, meaning that big pharma did almost nothing in the discovery process. the price of drugs, therefore, is totally unrelated to the cost of discovery.

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In Canada these problems don't exist to the degree that they do in the U.S. Wish I had my former (spectacular and respected) health care system down here in t...more...]]> 5057 0375760946 9780375760945 109 23 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517393m/5057.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5057.The_Truth_About_the_Drug_Companies_How_They_Deceive_Us_and_What_to_Do_About_It 1 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 20:44:25 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 20:47:55 -0700 2007 5057 0375760946 9780375760945 109 23 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517393m/5057.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5057.The_Truth_About_the_Drug_Companies_How_They_Deceive_Us_and_What_to_Do_About_It 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 27 14:05:08 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 14:05:08 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5057