Tödliche Medizin und organisierte Kriminalität

A pharmaceutical company became large through the sale of heroin. Another is suspected of causing the deaths of thousands of patients with false claims about an arthritis medication. Yet another lied to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and was fined $2.3 billion. This book deals with the dark side of the pharmaceutical industry, focusing on how drugs are discovered, produced, marketed, and monitored. It details how scientists falsify data to defend their opinions. The pharmaceutical companies are no different from the mafia; in fact, they are worse and have more lives on their conscience. However, Gøtzsche's book is not only about problems. The author offers solutions, some of which have a greater chance of success than others, and he compellingly illustrates the need for comprehensive reforms.