{"product_id":"bottle-of-lies-the-inside-story-of-the-generic-drug-boom-isbn-9780062338785","title":"Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER * New York Times Notable Book * Best Book of the Year: New York Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, Science Friday \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith a new postscript by the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom an award-winning journalist, an explosive narrative investigation of the generic drug boom that reveals fraud and life-threatening dangers on a global scale—\u003cem\u003eThe Jungle\u003c\/em\u003e for pharmaceuticals\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany have hailed the widespread use of generic drugs as one of the most important public-health developments of the twenty-first century. Today, almost 90 percent of our pharmaceutical market is comprised of generics, the majority of which are manufactured overseas. We have been reassured by our doctors, our pharmacists and our regulators that generic drugs are identical to their brand-name counterparts, just less expensive. But is this really true?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatherine Eban’s \u003cem\u003eBottle of Lies\u003c\/em\u003e exposes the deceit behind generic-drug manufacturing—and the attendant risks for global health. Drawing on exclusive accounts from whistleblowers and regulators, as well as thousands of pages of confidential FDA documents, Eban reveals an industry where fraud is rampant, companies routinely falsify data, and executives circumvent almost every principle of safe manufacturing to minimize cost and maximize profit, confident in their ability to fool inspectors. Meanwhile, patients unwittingly consume medicine with unpredictable and dangerous effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of generic drugs is truly global. It connects middle America to China, India, sub-Saharan Africa and Brazil, and represents the ultimate litmus test of globalization: what are the risks of moving drug manufacturing offshore, and are they worth the savings? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA decade-long investigation with international sweep, high-stakes brinkmanship and big money at its core, \u003cem\u003eBottle of Lies\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how the world’s greatest public-health innovation has become one of its most astonishing swindles.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom an award-winning journalist, an explosive narrative investigation of the generic drug boom that reveals fraud and life-threatening dangers on a global scale—The Jungle for pharmaceuticals\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany have hailed the widespread use of generic drugs as one of the most important public health developments of the twenty- first century. Today, 90 percent of our pharmaceutical market is comprised of generics, the majority of which are manufactured overseas. We have been reassured by our doctors, our pharmacists, and our regulators that generic drugs are identical to their brand-name counterparts, just less expensive. But is this really true?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatherine Eban’s \u003cem\u003eBottle of Lies\u003c\/em\u003e exposes the deceit behind generic drug manufacturing—and the attendant risks for global health. Drawing on exclusive accounts from whistleblowers and regulators, as well as thousands of pages of confidential FDA documents, Eban reveals an industry where fraud is rampant, companies routinely falsify data, and executives circumvent almost every principle of safe manufacturing to minimize cost and maximize profit, confident in their ability to fool inspectors. Meanwhile, patients unwittingly consume medicine with unpredictable and dangerous effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of generic drugs is truly global. It connects middle America to China, India, sub-Saharan Africa, and Brazil, and represents the ultimate litmus test of globalization: what are the risks of moving drug manufacturing overseas, and do they outweigh the savings? An investigation with international sweep, high-stakes brinkmanship, and big money at its core, \u003cem\u003eBottle of Lies\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how the world’s greatest public health innovation has become one of its most astonishing swindles.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“This book will save lives...What Rachel Carson did for our understanding of the perils facing the environment Katherine Eban has now done for our understanding of the threats to our health from the drugs we take every day. \u003cem\u003eBottle of Lies\u003c\/em\u003e is Katherine Eban’s masterwork of global investigative reporting.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Risen, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Pay Any Price and State of War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book will save lives. As I read \u003cem\u003eBottle of Lies\u003c\/em\u003e, I was so stunned by the revelations that I tried to think of works of comparable significance, and the first one that came to mind was Silent Spring. What Rachel Carson did for our understanding of the perils facing the environment Katherine Eban has now done for our understanding of the threats to our health from the drugs we take every day. \u003cem\u003eBottle of Lies\u003c\/em\u003e is Katherine Eban’s masterwork of global investigative reporting.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Risen, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Pay Any Price and State of War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An urgent, alarming work of health reporting that will make you question every drug in your medicine cabinet.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A shocking and masterful work of global investigative reporting…. This is a book that should inform and alarm the many millions of Americans (and their doctors) who use generic drugs.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOverseas Press Club, in awarding Bottle of Lies the Cornelius Ryan Award for best non-fiction book on International Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An extraordinary international corporate thriller...A compelling narrative...This book is good for your health.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHindustan Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A shocking exposé of corporate greed, arrogance, and eagerness to exploit the weak for profit. As Upton Sinclair noted more than a century ago, without proper government oversight, all that remains is the law of the jungle. \u003cem\u003eBottle of Lies\u003c\/em\u003e is an important work of investigative journalism. Anyone who takes prescription drugs should read it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric Schlosser, author of Command and Control and Fast Food Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A shocking exposé of corporate greed, arrogance, and eagerness to exploit the weak for profit....\u003cem\u003eBottle of Lies\u003c\/em\u003e is an important work of investigative journalism. Anyone who takes prescription drugs should read it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric Schlosser, author of Command and Control and Fast Food Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eBottle of Lies\u003c\/em\u003e is a tour de force of dogged reporting. In her bracing, panoramic account, Katherine Eban expertly unspools a colossal fraud with momentous implications for public health. She exposes not only the lax standards and rampant corporate greed that produce subpar and dangerous medications, but also the abject failure of the American regulatory apparatus to protect unwitting consumers. This book is so alarming in places that it reads like a dystopian medical thriller. But it’s true.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick Radden Keefe, author of Say Nothing and The Snakehead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eBottle of Lies\u003c\/em\u003e is a tour de force of dogged reporting. In her bracing, panoramic account, Katherine Eban expertly unspools a colossal fraud with momentous implications for public health...This book is so alarming in places that it reads like a dystopian medical thriller. 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