Synopsis New York Times journalist Melody Peterson launches a scathing fusillade against the unethical practices of the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical industry. She exposes the marketing ploys, phony diseases, and doctor manipulation and bribery that fuel the skyrocketing medical and health insurance costs-and she demands widespread reforms. This is a powerfully argued, meticulously researched, and outrage-inducing book that should be talked about for a long time.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2008-03-18 |
| Size | | Length: | 432 pages | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 23.7 oz |
Publisher's Note In an odyssey into the dark side of American medicine, an award-winning journalist reveals how the large pharmaceutical companies have used slick marketing techniques to promote dangerous medications to American physicians and consumers, examining how this promotion-driven industry has transformed the practice of medicine and damaged American life.
Industry Reviews "Peterson pulls no punches....she lambastes pharmaceutical companies for placing profits before the health and welfare of the American public." (starred review) (03/01/2008)
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