{"product_id":"bitter-pills-paperback","title":"Bitter Pills - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFried\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe take our medicines on faith. We assume our doctors are well-informed, our drug companies scrupulous, our FDA diligent--and our medications safe. All too often we're wrong. Just how wrong is documented in this critically acclaimed portrait of the international pharmaceutical industry by one of our most highly respected investigative journalists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccording to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), adverse drug reactions are the fourth leading cause of death in America. Reactions to prescription and over-the-counter medications kill far more people annually than all illegal drug use combined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen Fried's wife took a pill for a minor infection--and ended up in the emergency room. Some drug reactions go away in a few hours or days. Diane's did not. This emotionally wrenching experience launched Fried into a five-year examination of the entire pharmaceutical industry, the most profitable legal business in the world. Rigorously documented, \u003cb\u003eBitter Pills\u003c\/b\u003e is a full-scale portrait of pill making and pill taking in America today, presented through the powerful human drama of doctors, patients, drug companies, the FDA, and government regulators as they war for control of our medicine cabinets.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe take our medicines on faith. We assume our doctors are well-informed, our drug companies scrupulous, our FDA diligent--and our medications safe. All too often we're wrong. Just how wrong is documented in this critically acclaimed portrait of the international pharmaceutical industry by one of our most highly respected investigative journalists. \u003cbr\u003eAccording to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), adverse drug reactions are the fourth leading cause of death in America. Reactions to prescription and over-the-counter medications kill far more people annually than all illegal drug use combined. \u003cbr\u003eStephen Fried's wife took a pill for a minor infection--and ended up in the emergency room. Some drug reactions go away in a few hours or days. Diane's did not. This emotionally wrenching experience launched Fried into a five-year examination of the entire pharmaceutical industry, the most profitable legal business in the world. Rigorously documented, Bitter Pills is a full-scale portrait of pill making and pill taking in America today, presented through the powerful human drama of doctors, patients, drug companies, the FDA, and government regulators as they war for control of our medicine cabinets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Fried\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author, and an adjunct professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThing of Beauty: The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia\u003c\/i\u003e (the inspiration for the Emmy-winning film \u003ci\u003eGia\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eAppetite for America: Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West--One Meal at a Time\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller featured in the PBS documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eBitter Pills: Inside the Hazardous World of Legal Drugs, The New Rabbi, \u003c\/i\u003e and the essay collection \u003ci\u003eHusbandry\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also co-author, with Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, of \u003ci\u003eA Common Struggle: A Personal Journey through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction\u003c\/i\u003e. A two-time winner of the National Magazine Award, Fried has written frequently for \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair, GQ, The Washington Post Magazine, Rolling Stone, Glamour, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Philadelphia\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, author Diane Ayres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.25 x 9.28 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47273633317113,"sku":"9780553378528","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bWQ2M3Y2NFY3ZVBtVjJPYnJyVmY2Zz09.webp?v=1768961860","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/bitter-pills-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}