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PharmaGerald L. Posner

Pharma

816 pagesFirst published 20203 editions
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Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Gerald Posner traces the heroes and villains of the trillion-dollar-a-year pharmaceutical industry and uncovers how those once entrusted with improving life have often betrayed that ideal to corruption and reckless profiteering—with deadly consequences. Pharmaceutical breakthroughs such as antibiotics and vaccines rank among some of the greatest advancements in human history. Yet exorbitant prices for life-saving drugs, safety recalls affecting tens of millions of Americans, and soaring rates of addiction and overdose on…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionSimon & Schuster20218169781501152030
EditionSimon & Schuster20208169781501152047
HardcoverAvid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster20208169781501151897
pharmaceuticalNew York Times reviewedPharmaceutical industryDrugs, pricesCorporations, corrupt practices