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Acknowledgments. Introduction. PART 1: A MATTER OF THE HEART. Chapter 1: Cholesterol Drugs Are Unnecessary. Chapter 2: Industry is More Interested in “Me-Too” Drugs Than in Innovation. Chapter 3: It Takes Industry Too Long to Discover New Drugs. PART 2: THE ROLE OF PHARMACEUTICAL R&D IN HEALTHCARE. Chapter 4: Drugs Are Discovered by Academia. Chapter 5: New Medicines Add Costs but Little Benefit. Chapter 6: Big Pharma Has Failed and Should Learn From Biotech Success. PART 3: THE PROFIT MOTIVE. Chapter 7: The Industry Invents Diseases. Chapter 8: New Drugs Are Less Safe Than Traditional Medicines. Chapter 9: Industry Spends More on Advertising Than R&D. Chapter 10: Industry Does Not Care About Diseases of the Developing World. PART 4: THE FUTURE. Chapter 11: Big Pharma’s Day Has Passed. Chapter 12: Final Reflections. References. Index.
