Pandemics, pills, and politics governing global health security / Stefan Elbe.
| Author/creator | Elbe, Stefan, 1975- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2018] |
| Description | xiv, 261 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Encapsulating security : pharmaceutical defenses against biological danger -- Discovering a virus's achilles heel : flu fighting at molecular scale -- The pill always wins: Gilead Sciences, Roche and the birth of Tamiflu -- What a difference a day makes : the margin call for regulatory agencies -- Virtual blockbuster : bird flu and the pandemic of preparedness planning -- In the eye of the storm : global access, generics and intellectual property -- 'Ode to Tamiflu' : side effects, teenage 'suicides' and corporate liabilities -- Data backlash : Roche and Cochrane square up over clinical trial data -- 'To boldly go...' : pharmaceutical enterprises and global health security -- Epilogue : pharmaceuticals, security and molecular life. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-253) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017043199 |
| ISBN | 9781421425580 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1421425580 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |