Description |
xxvii, 304 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-294) and index. |
Summary |
"The inside story of how Big Pharma's relentless pursuit of ever-higher profits corrupts medical knowledge, misleading doctors, misdirecting American health care, and harming our health"--Book jacket flap. |
Contents |
part I. Health care American-style: Vioxx : an American tragedy ; Neurontin : fraud and racketeering ; The truth about statins ; Insulin Inc. : the exploitation of diabetes -- part II. Pharma means business: As American society goes, so goes American health care ; How doctors know ; Manufacturing belief ; Market failure in medical knowledge -- part III. Moving forward: The limits of Obamacare ; The key to meaningful reform : fix the knowledge problem ; Reform from the bottom up. |
Subject |
Medical care -- United States.
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
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Pharmaceutical industry -- United States.
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Health care reform -- United States.
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Added Title |
Sickening |
ISBN |
9781328957818 (hardcover) |
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1328957810 (hardcover) |
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