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Academic and industry contributors help prepare pharmacists for independent practice in an unpredictable environment by explaining how their profession fits into the larger picture of health care in the US. Their topics include financing health care in the US, pharmacy organizations, political realities of pharmacy, hospitals and health care institutions, the pharmaceutical research manufacturing industry, drug distribution, cultural aspects of providing care to subpopulations, and understanding the basics of biotechnology. The previous editions were published in 1991 and 1997. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR