Description
Ben Goldacre examines the $600 billion global pharmaceutical industry and reveals a fascinating, terrifying mess. Doctors and patients need sound scientific evidence to make informed decisions, yet companies run flawed trials on their own drugs, deliberately distorting and exaggerating their benefits. When results are unfavourable, the data is simply buried, and all of this is perfectly legal. Government regulators also withhold vital information from the people who need it most, while doctors and patient groups have failed to protect us, accepting money and favours in a world where medical professionals are even educated by the drug industry. The result is widespread harm to patients. This book prompted Parliament to ask why all trial results are not publicly available, and this updated edition includes the latest government responses and news from select committee hearings. Goldacre shows how medicine went wrong and what can be done to put it right.
Information
Author: Goldacre Ben
Language: English
Publication date: September 6, 2013
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 462
ISBN/EAN: 9780007498086