Bad Pharma How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients

Name: Bad Pharma How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients
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ISBN: 9780865478008

ISBN-10: 0865478007

ISBN-13: 9780865478008

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Authors: Ben Goldacre

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“Smart, funny, clear, unflinching: Ben Goldacre is my hero.” —Mary Roach, author ofStiff,Spook, andBonkMedicine is broken. We like to imagine that it’s based on evidence and the results of fair tests. In reality, those tests are often profoundly flawed. We like to imagine that doctors are familiar with the research literature surrounding a drug, when in reality much of the research is hidden from them by drug companies. We like to imagine that doctors are impartially educated, when in reality much of their education is funded by industry. We like to imagine that regulators let only effective drugs onto the market, when in reality they approve hopeless drugs, with data on side effects…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Publisher: Faber & Faber, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/5/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English