Jérôme CAHUZAC - The Power of the Pharmaceutical Industry

Pouvoirs n°89 - Le pouvoir médical - avril 1999 - p.101-118

In theory, the pharmaceutical industry depends on the physicians since they alone may prescribe medicines, and on the state which alone is authorized to agree to the marketing of a product and to fix its price if it is refundable by the health insurance system. However, over the last twenty years it has become obvious that, volens nolens, physicians are under a very strong influence from the industry. On the other hand the state has failed to control pharmaceutical expenses and help the formation of pharmaceutical groups at the national level, because of its lack of a clear and firm position until recently, with the exception of a few breve periods of time. Résumé

Référence électonique : Jérôme CAHUZAC, "The Power of the Pharmaceutical Industry", Pouvoirs, revue française d’études constitutionnelles et politiques, n°89, 1999, . Consulté le 02-06-2012. URL : http://www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/The-Power-of-the-Pharmaceutical.html