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Pharmaceutical companies make a positive contribution to the benefit of mankind, but at what cost? Are they buying people off? Are they selling drugs that have not been thouroughly tested? Do they actively hinder competition? This book attempts to answer these questions and more.
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If the tone of this is angry...
If the tone of this is angry, there's a very good reason why. "Big Pharma" has become one of the most politically influential industries on the planet, second only, perhaps, to transnational organized crime. The philosophy which underlines the business is simple --- if a drug cures the incurable but doesn't sell, it might be great science but it's lousy business. If a drug sells but doesn't cure much of anything, it's still good business! Unfortunately, the people who need great science the most, can't afford it. Witness the Aids epidemic in Africa and the 3000 children around the world who die EVERY DAY of malaria. They are deprived of essential medicines. This, therefore, is a book about how some otherwise good people do evil things. It is a book the pharmaceutical industry doesn't want you to read. It is a book I wrote because it is time to get angry.
If the tone of this is angry, there's a very good reason why. "Big Pharma" has become one of the most politically influential industries on the planet, second only, perhaps, to transnational organized crime. The philosophy which underlines the business is simple --- if a drug cures the incurable but doesn't sell, it might be great science but it's lousy business. If a drug sells but doesn't cure much of anything, it's still good business! Unfortunately, the people who need great science the most, can't afford it. Witness the Aids epidemic in Africa and the 3000 children around the world who die EVERY DAY of malaria. They are deprived of essential medicines. This, therefore, is a book about how some otherwise good people do evil things. It is a book the pharmaceutical industry doesn't want you to read. It is a book I wrote because it is time to get angry.
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