Breaking the Medicine Monopolies
reflections of a generic drug pioneer
$38.98
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
28 January 2025
Summary
Title: Pill Pushers: Unmasking the Tactics Behind Skyrocketing Drug Prices
Breaking the Medicine Monopolies is a lawyer’s personal narrative of the events that led to the widespread use of low-cost generic drugs and the current drug price crisis.
Breaking the Medicine Monopolies is a personal narrative about Alfred Engelberg’s fifty years of legal work in the drug industry. He takes you inside the mysterious world of patents to provide a ba…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798888456729 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Alfred Engelberg |
| Publisher: | Post Hill Press |
| Imprint: | Post Hill Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 28 January 2025 |
| Weight: | 184g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 13mm |
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About The Author
Alfred Engelberg
Alfred Engelberg is widely regarded as the legal father of the modern generic drug industry for his work on the Hatch-Waxman Act, which created the framework for the explosive growth in generic drug use. Engelberg was a pioneer in challenging improperly granted drug patents that block generic competition on important medicines. He is the author of numerous articles on regulation of brand and generic competition, high prices on new drugs, the role of patent monopolies on drug price competition and innovation, drug shortages, and more. Al has degrees in Chemical Engineering (Drexel, 1961) and law (New York University, 1965) and has worked as a patent examiner, a patent agent for Exxon, a Justice Department trial lawyer, and a partner in an intellectual property law practice. He founded NYU’s Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy, is a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, and has been honored by NYU and others for his achievements in law and philanthropy.
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