Pharma
Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America
New York : Avid Reader Press, 2020.
Format: Book
Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Description: xi, 802 pages ; 25 cm
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 prescription opioids have caused many to lose faith in drug companies. Now, Americans are demanding a national reckoning with a monolithic industry.
Subjects:
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Pharmaceutical industry -- United States.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Prescription pricing -- United States.
Drugs -- Prices -- United States.
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Pharmaceutical industry -- United States.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Prescription pricing -- United States.
Drugs -- Prices -- United States.
ISBN:
9781501151897
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HEALTH Society Pos | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.