We
are pleased to announce the publication of The
Ethics of Pharmaceutical Industry Influence in Medicine [pdf].
This landmark international collaboration published by the UNESCO Bioethics
Chair provides a series of case descriptions and analyses which form
a foundation for the emerging field of pharmaceutical industry ethics.
It is a resource for guidance for pharmaceutical, clinical and legal
professionals at all levels of experience. It will also serve as a case
workbook for teachers and students of pharmaceutical, professional, clinical
and business ethics.
The book was published under the overall editorship of Prof. Amnon
Carmi, UNESCO Ethics Chair and Director of The International
Center For Health Law and Ethics at the University of Haifa. This
book is authored by Omar Sultan Haque (Harvard Medical School), Julian
De Freitas (Yale University), Harold
Bursztajn (Massachusetts Mental Health Center and the Beth Israel
Deaconess Hospital Department of Psychiatry of Harvard Medical School), Lisa
Cosgrove (University of Massachusetts), Abilash
A. Gopal (UCSF), Robindra Paul, Itay Shuv-Ami (Tel Aviv University),
and Samuel Wolfman.
The American Unit of the International Network of the UNESCO Chair in
Bioethics is a section 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Please consider
making a tax-deductable donation to support the activies of the unit
such as this publication.