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The Truth About The Drug Companies
How They Deceive Us And What To Do About It
by Marcia Angell

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The former editor of the New England Journal Of Medicine offers a thorough attack against the pharmaceutical industry (not surprisingly, our nation's most profitable industry), encompassing criticism against not just drug giants such as Pfizer but also the government and even medical practitioners. She also offers suggestions for reforming the industry and reducing prescription drug prices for end users.

Random House, 336 pages
08/24/2004
$24.95

ISBN: 0375508465

Nonfiction
Current Events & Politics
Health & Medicine

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Library Journal

Every registered voter should read this book. [Jul 2004, p.110]

Publishers Weekly

The Fast Food Nation of the drug industry. [2 Aug 2004, p.63]

Boston Globe Carl Elliott

A lucid, persuasive, and highly important book.

Chicago Sun-Times Jim Ritter

While her revelations aren't new, Angell does an excellent job assembling them into a convincing case against Big Pharma.

The New York Times Janet Maslin

Dr. Angell's case is tough, persuasive and troubling.

The New York Times Book Review Stephen S. Hall

Gives a vivid historical context.

The Globe And Mail [Toronto] Alison Motluk

I wanted more of the story behind how things happened, more of the complexity and nuance. Still, even as a skeletal primer, this is an excellent and important book. [11 Sep 2004, p. D4]

Booklist David Siegfried

Angell provides a sensible, enlightened approach. [Aug 2004, p.1883]

Washington Post David Tuller

Most of what she covers here... has been reported before in both the mainstream press and professional publications. But she braids all the strands together and delivers the message... in a convincing, no-nonsense manner.

The New Republic David J. Rothman

Angell ably takes us through the territory in clean and clear prose. But... its argument often lacks complexity. And most disappointing, Angell has very little to say about the best strategies for change.

Wall Street Journal Henry I. Miller

Dr. Angell's tome is not enlightening. Her diagnoses are wrong, and her cures are far worse than the disease.

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The Truth About The Drug Companies How They Deceive Us And What To Do About It by Marcia Angell

The Truth About The Drug Companies
How They Deceive Us And What To Do About It
by Marcia Angell