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How are pharmaceutical technologies developed and controlled in our societies? To what extent should the availability of these technologies be determined by scientific experts, a democratic state, the interests of final users, or ethical principles? This collection brings together the work of social scientists, ethicists, lawyers and policy analysts on regulation, ethics and innovation in the pharmaceutical industry. Regulatory systems and their implications for public health in North America, Europe and developing countries are discussed, including case studies of norplant, interferon and anti-fertility vaccines.

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JOHN ABRAHAM is Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Health and Medicine (CRHaM) at Sussex University. His books include Science, Politics and the Pharmaceutical Industry, The Therapeutic Nightmare: The Battle Over the World's Most Controversial Sleeping Pill and Regulating Medicines in Europe. - HELEN LAWTON SMITH is Founder and Research Director of the Oxfordshire Economic Observatory based in the School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford University. Her previous books include Technology Transfer and Industrial Change in Europe, Energy and the Environment Regulation (with Nick Woodward) and The Regulation of Science and Technology.

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