{"product_id":"pharmageddon-paperback","title":"Pharmageddon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Healy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis searing indictment, David Healy's most comprehensive and forceful argument against the pharmaceuticalization of medicine, tackles problems in health care that are leading to a growing number of deaths and disabilities. Healy, who was the first to draw attention to the now well-publicized suicide-inducing side effects of many anti-depressants, attributes our current state of affairs to three key factors: product rather than process patents on drugs, the classification of certain drugs as prescription-only, and industry-controlled drug trials. These developments have tied the survival of pharmaceutical companies to the development of blockbuster drugs, so that they must overhype benefits and deny real hazards. Healy further explains why these trends have basically ended the possibility of universal health care in the United States and elsewhere around the world. He concludes with suggestions for reform of our currently corrupted evidence-based medical system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis meticulously documented book makes extraordinary claims with far-reaching intellectual and practical ramifications. It is the most powerful critique of the contemporary medical-industrial complex that I know.--Andrew T. Scull, author of \u003ci\u003eHysteria\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMadness: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book shines a bright light on the pharmaceutical industry (and American healthcare) in the same way that \u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e called out the chemical industry and \u003ci\u003eUnsafe at Any Speed\u003c\/i\u003e called out the automobile industry. \u003ci\u003ePharmageddon\u003c\/i\u003e is Healy's most important book to date. It will make a real contribution toward healing our sick system of pharmaceutical-driven medicine and helping doctors provide better care for their patients.\"--Elizabeth Siegel Watkins, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Estrogen Elixir\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn the Pill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this startling book, David Healy argues that 'evidence-based' medicine--and a healthy dose of corrupt science--has led modern medicine off a cliff. His book is provocative, challenging, and informative, and ultimately it serves as a powerful manifesto for rethinking modern medicine.\"--Robert Whitaker, author of \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike a good detective story, \u003ci\u003ePharmageddon\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together the history of modern medicine, the evolution of clinical trials and statistical analyses, changes in international patent laws, privatization of clinical research, blurring of the line between academics and industry, and the enabling role of medical journals. If you want to learn how to protect yourself (or your patients) from medical commercialism and how medical practice can be re-directed back toward its true mission, this book is a must read.--John Abramson, author of \u003ci\u003eOverdosed America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis meticulously documented book makes extraordinary claims with far-reaching intellectual and practical ramifications. It is the most powerful critique of the contemporary medical-industrial complex that I know.--Andrew T. Scull, author of \u003ci\u003eHysteria\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMadness: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book shines a bright light on the pharmaceutical industry (and American healthcare) in the same way that \u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e called out the chemical industry and \u003ci\u003eUnsafe at Any Speed\u003c\/i\u003e called out the automobile industry. \u003ci\u003ePharmageddon\u003c\/i\u003e is Healy's most important book to date. It will make a real contribution toward healing our sick system of pharmaceutical-driven medicine and helping doctors provide better care for their patients.\"--Elizabeth Siegel Watkins, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Estrogen Elixir\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn the Pill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this startling book, David Healy argues that 'evidence-based' medicine--and a healthy dose of corrupt science--has led modern medicine off a cliff. His book is provocative, challenging, and informative, and ultimately it serves as a powerful manifesto for rethinking modern medicine.\"--Robert Whitaker, author of \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Like a good detective story, \u003ci\u003ePharmageddon\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together the history of modern medicine, the evolution of clinical trials and statistical analyses, changes in international patent laws, privatization of clinical research, blurring of the line between academics and industry, and the enabling role of medical journals. If you want to learn how to protect yourself (or your patients) from medical commercialism and how medical practice can be re-directed back toward its true mission, this book is a must read.\"--John Abramson, author of \u003ci\u003eOverdosed America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Healy\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Psychiatry at Cardiff University in Britain and a former Secretary of the British Association for Psychopharmacology. He is the author of books including \u003ci\u003eLet Them Eat Prozac: The Unhealthy Relationship Between the Pharmaceutical Industry and Depression, The Antidepressant Era, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMania: A Short History of Bipolar Disorder.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9 x 5.94 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723890298943,"sku":"9780520275768","price":64.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a2572538b8925536540ce646ec5f545c.webp?v=1765100733","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/pharmageddon-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}