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Examines the pharmaceutical market and addresses the core issues related to pharmaceutical policy within the US health care system, such as drug pricing, regulation, and financing, drug coverage decisions, and ethical aspects of drug regulation. Considers the role of multiple health care system actors involved in and affected by pharmaceutical policy: drug manufacturers, drug regulation agencies, insurers, pharmaceutical benefits managers, health care providers, patients, families, and others. Provides an in-depth analysis of drug pricing strategies, coverage decisions, and access and affordability issues.