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The Pharmaceutical Profit Motive: A Critical Examination

This chapter explores the detrimental impact of the pharmaceutical industry's profit motives on healthcare, contrasting the prioritization of lucrative drugs with the neglect of critical diseases. It also examines the role of government regulation and patent protections in creating monopolies and driving up drug prices.

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