Our daily meds :
by Petersen, Melody, frey50
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (New York :) , 2008 Physical details: 432 p. ; 24 cm. ISBN:9780374228279 (hardcover : alk. paper); 0374228272 (hardcover : alk. paper).Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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300 - 399 | 338.4761510973 Pet (Browse shelf) | Available | 91013 |
"Sarah Crichton books."
Creating disease -- Midwestern medicine show -- Chemical imbalance -- The early years -- An awakening : the age of the blockbuster -- Ghostwriters and secret studies -- "Neurontin for everything" -- Altered state -- Deadly doses.
The author shows how corporate salesmanship has triumphed over science inside the biggest pharmaceutical companies and, in turn, how this promotion driven industry has taken over the practice of medicine and is changing American life.