Pharma Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America
epub | 2.57 MB | English | Author :Gerald Posner | 1501152033 | 2020 | Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster

Book Description :

Award-winning New York Times bestselling author and journalist Gerald Posner brings to life the heroes and villains of the pharmaceutical industry and how a business meant to save lives is steeped in corruption and reckless profiteering-with deadly consequences.
Pharmaceutical breakthroughs represent some of the greatest advancements in human history. But, a raging opioid epidemic and soaring drug prices have contributed to an unprecedented breakdown in trust between the public and the pharmaceutical industry, demanding a national reckoning with how miraculous promises are marketed.

At the center of Pharma, is the story of the $14 billion-dollar family that founded the company most responsible for America's deadly opioid crisis. Gerald Posner traces the Sacklers' quiet rise to power, a company buried under a byzantine web of interlocking companies with ever changing names and hidden owners. The Sackler family provides a vivid case study of...

Category : | Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Industry, Company Histories, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Industry