China Rx : exposing the risks of America's dependence on China for medicine /: exposing the risks of America's dependence on China for medicine. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Exposing the risks of America's dependence on China for medicine
• Further Information: Note: Rosemary Gibson, Janardan Prasad Singh.
• Authors: Gibson, Rosemary, 1956-; Singh, Janardan Prasad, 1960-
• Contents: Part I: The Difference a Country Makes -- "They took my heart away" -- What's in your medicine cabinet? -- Washington wakes up -- Part II: Pivot East: How It Happened -- "These drugs can reach anyone including the president" -- The vitamin C and penicillin cartels -- The China trap -- The great American sellout -- Today's gain, tomorrow's pain -- Part III: The Hidden Cost of Cheap Drugs -- Are drugs from China safe? -- Made in China, sue in America? good luck -- The perfect crime -- Where does the secretary of defense procure his medicine? -- China bashing? take a look at this -- Part IV: Bring it Home -- A ten-step plan to bring it home -- Appendix: how to find out where your medicines are made -- Notes -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 338.4/76151; Pharmaceutical industry; Ethics; Drugs -- Quality control; Drug control; Drug Industry -- ethics; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Drug Contamination; Quality Control; Internationality; HEALTH & FITNESS / Safety; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General; Drug control; Drugs -- Quality control; Ethics; Pharmaceutical industry; United States; China; United States; China; China; United States; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781633883826; 1633883825
• Related ISBNs: 9781633883819
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 07, 2018).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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