Most citizens and politicians don't understand the process and expense of bringing new prescription medicine to the market. Generics: The Destruction of the American Pharmaceutical Industry: A Case Study in Support of Federal Term Limits seeks to educate the consumer about the hard work and money that goes into making just one prescription drug from research to pharmacy and how the generic drug industry undermines this process. These insights are based on the author's experience in pharmaceutical research for thirty years. About the Author Denis J. Weber Ph.D was born in 1934 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He graduated from Western Michigan University in 1958 with a B.S. in chemistry and then earned his Master's in chemistry in 1962. After that, he attended the University of Florida where he earned his Ph.D. in pharmaceutical chemistry in October 1967. He worked from 1971 to 1991 as a research scientist for The Upjohn Company in Kalamazoo and has worked as an instructor at several different universities since then. Dr. Weber has been retired since 1997. He enjoys travelling and stock and drag car racing.