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Sickening, how big pharma broke American health care and how we can repair it, John Abramson

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Sickening, how big pharma broke American health care and how we can repair it, John Abramson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-294) and index

Illustrations

chartsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sickening

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

John Abramson

Sub title

how big pharma broke American health care and how we can repair it

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

adult

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