Good Pharma The Public-Health Model of the Mario Negri Institute [Paperback]

Drawing on key concepts in sociology and management, this history describes a remarkable institute that has elevated medical research and worked out solutions to the troubling practices of commercial pharmaceutical research. Good Pharma is the answer to Goldacre's Bad Pharma: ethical research without commercial distortions.1. List of Illustrations 2. Foreword 3. Preface and Acknowledgements 4. List of Abbreviations 5. Introduction: Beneficence through Principled Research for Patients PART I: DEVELOPING A RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SOCIETY 6. Origins and American Inspirations 7. The Formative Years Leadership, Culture & Organization 8. Expansions to New Campuses and Integrated Research 9. Educating the Public and Future Researchers PART II: RECONCEIVING THE AIMS OF PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH 10. From Measuring Environmental Toxins to Drugs as Contaminants 11. Pioneering Ethical Trials for Integrated Research PART III: PROMOTING GOOD SCIENCE FOR BETTER MEDICINES 12. Science-based Initiatives Against Dangerous or Useless Drugs 13. Global Campaigns Against Harmful Regulations and Practices 14. Good Science for Good Pharma A Global Model 15. Appendices

Good pharma is a fascinating story and a must read for all those who believe that something is not right about the way we incentivise medical research today. Both laypersons and specialists in the field will find something to think about in a book that is full of delectable nuggets of information interspersed in the story of Silvio Garattini and the Mario Negri Institute. (Amit Sengupta, Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, August, 2016)

By offering a sociological perspective on the drug development process, this book presents an alternative perspective to mainstream pharmaceutical drug production focused on patenting and profit while ignoring public-health needs. & The book shows how personal life events and experiences collided to lead to the founding of the il®