gaining a basic understanding.

[jwtaylor]

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im a freshman im college and i would like to gain an understanding of the healthcare/drug industry....id like to take some classes but i just dont have the room, i have a very basic understanding of business...can you guys suggest any books that would help me gain a basic foundation of knowledge about this stuff? nothing too advanced..im starting from the ground up. thanks!

 

[Shredder]

im a freshman im college and i would like to gain an understanding of the healthcare/drug industry....id like to take some classes but i just dont have the room, i have a very basic understanding of business...can you guys suggest any books that would help me gain a basic foundation of knowledge about this stuff? nothing too advanced..im starting from the ground up. thanks!

Hey, I'm a junior and in a similar situation. I'm reading this book called "Building Global Biobrands: Taking Biotechnology to Market" and learning some about pharmaceuticals. I don't recommend it strongly though, just weakly, as I'm not finding it particularly engaging or easy to understand. But, I do feel more knowledgeable now than before I started it. You may want to read reviews on amazon or anywhere about it.

 

[ASDIC]

Good Books:

Powerful Medicines by Avorn
Why Drug Companies Decieve us by Angell
The $800 Million Pill by Goozner
Overdosed America by Abramson

Good Videos:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/other/

I majored in economics and I got a good understanding of the healthcare industry.

 

[jwtaylor]

thanks guys, im gonna be sure to check that stuff out.

 

[mward04]

im a freshman im college and i would like to gain an understanding of the healthcare/drug industry....id like to take some classes but i just dont have the room, i have a very basic understanding of business...can you guys suggest any books that would help me gain a basic foundation of knowledge about this stuff? nothing too advanced..im starting from the ground up. thanks!

I also recommed books by Regina Herzlinger from Harvard. Great books and I believe she just came out with a new one although her Market Driven Healthcare book is a classic.

 

[Shredder]

I also recommed books by Regina Herzlinger from Harvard. Great books and I believe she just came out with a new one although her Market Driven Healthcare book is a classic.

just surfing through old threads. market driven healthcare is good, im working on it. i feel like im learning quite a bit. her new book is huge, i think ill stay away. consumer driven healthcare i believe.

 

[Andrew_Doan]

You can read this article: http://www.infinityhealthsolutions.org/content/view/17/1/

There's many references in it too.

 

[Shredder]

if anyones into the idea of free markets, i found this site good
www.marketmed.org