Pharmacopolitics

“A broad look at the history of drug regulation, clinical studies, and post-marketing surveillance in the United States and in Germany.” — New England Journal of Medicine

“As the field of German history becomes less national and more international, Daemmrich provides an example of how to go about the difficult task of close comparison. For this reason, [Pharmocopolitics] deserves a wide audience.” — H-German

“A unique contribution to the literature of drug regulation that merits attention by anyone seriously interested in how social controls over drugs evolve.” — Pharmacy in History

“Should interest a broad spectrum of readership since the regulation of prescription drugs is an enduring political topic.” — Journal of the American Medical Association

“A fascinating book, not only for readers concerned, more narrowly, with drug regulation, but also for those interested more broadly, in differences in 'body politics' — as well as bodies politic — between Europe and the United States.” — Chemical Heritage

“This clear and persuasive book is the first to provide a detailed cross-national comparison of the politics of pharmaceutical drug regulation. Anyone concerned with understanding how governments, social movements, professional groups, and corporations determine which drugs end up on our pharmacy shelves should read this book carefully.” — Steven Epstein, University of California, San Diego, author of Impure Science: AIDS, Activism, and the Politics of Knowledge