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Today, more than 75 percent of pharmaceutical drug trials in the United States are being conducted in the private sector. Once the sole province of academic researchers, these important studies are now being outsourced to non-academic physicians.
According to Jill A. Fisher, this major change in the way medical research is performed is the outcome of two problems in U.S. health care: decreasing revenue for physicians and decreasing access to treatment for patients. As physicians report diminishing income due to restrictive relationships with insurers, increasing malpractice insurance premiums, and inflated overhead costs to operate private practices, they are attracted to pharmaceutical contract research for its lucrative return. Clinical trials also provide limited medical access to individuals who have no or inadequate health insurance because they offer "free" doctors' visits, diagnostic tests, and medications to participants. Focusing on the professional roles of those involved, as well as key research practices, Fisher assesses the risks and advantages for physicians and patients alike when pharmaceutical drug studies are used as an alternative to standard medical care.
A volume in the Critical Issues in Health and Medicine series, edited by Rima D. Apple and Janet Golden
"In "Medical Research for Hire", Jill Fisher goes behind the curtain of the drug trial industry to tell an interesting and complicated story of what has gone wrong in pharmaceutical research. This well-crafted study offers those who seek justice in health care the rich detail and brilliant analysis they need to change a broken system."--Raymond De Vries"co-editor of The View From Here: Bioethics and the Social Sciences" (06/24/2008)
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Clinical Trials: Coming Soon to a Physician Near You | p. 1 |
| Governing Human Subjects Research | p. 19 |
| Pursuing Contract Research | p. 33 |
| Coordinating Clinical Trials | p. 66 |
| Monitoring the Clinical Trials Industry | p. 97 |
| Recruiting Human Subjects | p. 126 |
| Mobilizing Informed Consent | p. 158 |
| Cultivating Pharmaceutical "Compliance" | p. 180 |
| Changing Markets in Pharmaceutical Research | p. 208 |
| On Methods | p. 217 |
| Notes | p. 221 |
| Index | p. 245 |
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ISBN: 9780813544106
ISBN-10: 0813544106
Series: Critical Issues in Health and Medicine Series
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 256
Published: 6th November 2008
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Dimensions (cm): 22.4 x 15.0
x 1.8
Weight (kg): 0.386
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