Table of Contents

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Introduction: Why do we care about the pharmaceutical industry in Canada?

Chapter 1: (De)regulation through cooperation

Chapter 2: Biased testing, hidden results and the regulation of clinical trials

Chapter 3: Approving new drugs: better or just more?

Chapter 4: Regulating promotion or licensing deception?

Chapter 5: Health Canada and drug safety: how safe are we?

Chapter 6: Is intellectual property a right?

Chapter 7: How revenue is generated: prices, volume, mix and overall spending

Chapter 8: Who gets the value from research and development?

Chapter 9: Canada, the pharmaceutical industry and access to medicines in the Global South

Chapter 10: Courage my friends; ’tis not too late to build a better world

Acknowledgements

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"Joel Lexchin has written a very thorough overview of the Canadian history of public policy and the pharmaceutical industry. This work is a testament to the author's standing as a world expert in this area." -- James McCormack, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia "Private Profits versus Public Policy is a very interesting and well-referenced work. It offers a wealth of information in a field of work where hard information is difficult to gather." -- Nuria Homedes, School of Public Health, University of Texas

About the Author

Joel Lexchin is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. He is a professor in the School of Health Policy and Management at York University and works as an emergency physician at the University Health Network.

Reviews

"Joel Lexchin has written a very thorough overview of the Canadian history of public policy and the pharmaceutical industry. This work is a testament to the author's standing as a world expert in this area."--James McCormack, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia
" Private Profits versus Public Policy is a very interesting and well-referenced work. It offers a wealth of information in a field of work where hard information is difficult to gather."--Nuria Homedes, School of Public Health, University of Texas