Bottle Of Lies: The Inside Story Of The Generic Drug Boom,Used

A New York Times Bestseller * New York Times Notable Book * Best Book Of The Year: New York Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, Science Fridaywith A New Postscript By The Authorfrom An Awardwinning Journalist, An Explosive Narrative Investigation Of The Generic Drug Boom That Reveals Fraud And Lifethreatening Dangers On A Global Scalethe Jungle For Pharmaceuticalsmany Have Hailed The Widespread Use Of Generic Drugs As One Of The Most Important Publichealth Developments Of The Twentyfirst Century. Today, Almost 90 Percent Of Our Pharmaceutical Market Is Comprised Of Generics, The Majority Of Which Are Manufactured Overseas. We Have Been Reassured By Our Doctors, Our Pharmacists And Our Regulators That Generic Drugs Are Identical To Their Brandname Counterparts, Just Less Expensive. But Is This Really True?Katherine Ebans Bottle Of Lies Exposes The Deceit Behind Genericdrug Manufacturingand The Attendant Risks For Global Health. Drawing On Exclusive Accounts From Whistleblowers And Regulators, As Well As Thousands Of Pages Of Confidential Fda Documents, Eban Reveals An Industry Where Fraud Is Rampant, Companies Routinely Falsify Data, And Executives Circumvent Almost Every Principle Of Safe Manufacturing To Minimize Cost And Maximize Profit, Confident In Their Ability To Fool Inspectors. Meanwhile, Patients Unwittingly Consume Medicine With Unpredictable And Dangerous Effects.The Story Of Generic Drugs Is Truly Global. It Connects Middle America To China, India, Subsaharan Africa And Brazil, And Represents The Ultimate Litmus Test Of Globalization: What Are The Risks Of Moving Drug Manufacturing Offshore, And Are They Worth The Savings?A Decadelong Investigation With International Sweep, Highstakes Brinkmanship And Big Money At Its Core, Bottle Of Lies Reveals How The Worlds Greatest Publichealth Innovation Has Become One Of Its Most Astonishing Swindles.