EconTalk

Marcia Angell on Big Pharma

Nov 26, 2012 · 59 min · Episode 343 · 28.9 MB
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Marcia Angell of Harvard Medical School and the author of The Truth About the Drug Companies talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the impact of pharmaceutical companies on academic research, clinical trials and the political process. Angell argues that the large pharmaceutical companies produce little or no innovation and use their political power to exploit consumers and taxpayers.