HLST 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Adverse Drug Reaction, Precautionary Principle, Health Canada
25 Feb 2015
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Profession: spending on prescription medicines has outstripped spending on doctor in canada. The drug regulatory system: the relationship between pharmacies and the government is known as clientele pluralism, this occurs when there is high power in one agency such as health canada . Therapeutic products directorate) but a low degree of autonomy: the drug safety regulations, quality, and efficiency is solely the responsibility of. Strategy which is in the process of being implemented. Regulation of promotion: companies spend more on promotion than on research itslf. Profit levels: profit levels for the pharmaceutical industry has been higher than those of other industries. The cost of developing new drugs: for drugs first tested in humans the cost to bring them to market was u. s 802 dollars, these are not the costs that need to be recovered through canadian sales. How intellectual property rights distort the pharmaceutical marketplace. Chapter 15- pharmaceutical policy: the dance between industry, government, and the medical.
