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- Arvid Hokanson
- Username: ahokanson
- Location: Seattle, Washington
- Joined PRX: Apr 27, 2004
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- "Engineering Pharmaceuticals"
- Summary: Engineering Pharmaceuticals explores one of the major causes of rising health care costs – development of new drugs. It can cost up to a billion dollars to bring a new drug to market. This program goes behind the curtain and shows how drugs are created and looks at efforts to bring down the cost.
1 comment
Interesting and Engaging Special
Arvid Hokanson
Posted on April 29, 2010 at 01:05 PM
I don't always get the chance to preview an entire hour-long special. However, I had to listen to this whole hour. It is another excellent special from veteran-producer Richard Paul. The tone and flow are excellent. I also learned a tremendous amount over the hour about the modern state of pharmaceutical research and why prescription drugs are so expensive.
This special should stay relevant for quite some time - it is definitely worth scheduling for a special, holiday or showcase slot.
-Arvid Hokanson
Asst. PD
94.9 KUOW & 91.7 KUOW2