Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients

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Book Synopsis: “Smart, funny, clear, unflinching: Ben Goldacre is my hero.” —Mary Roach, author of Stiff, Spook, and Bonk

We like to imagine that medicine is based on evidence and the results of fair testing and clinical trials. In reality, those tests and trials are often profoundly flawed. We like to imagine that doctors who write prescriptions for everything from antidepressants to cancer drugs to heart medication are familiar with the research literature about these drugs, when in reality much of the research is hidden from them by drug companies. We like to imagine that doctors are impartially educated, when in reality much of their education is funded by the pharmaceutical industry. We like to imagine that regulators have some code of ethics and let only effective drugs onto the market, when in reality they approve useless drugs, with data on side effects casually withheld from doctors and patients. All these problems have been shielded from public scrutiny because they are too complex to capture in a sound bite. Ben Goldacre shows that the true scale of this murderous disaster fully reveals itself only when the details are untangled. He believes we should all be able to understand precisely how data manipulation works and how research misconduct in the medical industry affects us on a global scale. With Goldacre’s characteristic flair and a forensic attention to detail, Bad Pharma reveals a shockingly broken system in need of regulation. This is the pharmaceutical industry as it has never been seen before.

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Are you tired of being misled by drug companies and harmed by medications that were supposed to help you? Introducing "Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients" - a groundbreaking book by Ben Goldacre that exposes the shocking flaws in the pharmaceutical industry.

Forget everything you thought you knew about medicine based on evidence and fair testing. The truth is that tests and trials are often riddled with flaws, concealed from both doctors and patients. This means that the prescriptions you trust may not be as effective or safe as you believe.

What's worse is that many doctors are not as informed as we'd like to think. Much of their education is funded by the very companies that produce these medications. They rely on biased information, unaware of the hidden research that contradicts what they prescribe.

Even regulators, the ones responsible for ensuring our safety, let useless and potentially harmful drugs onto the market. Shockingly, they withhold crucial information about side effects from both doctors and patients.

But enough is enough. It's time to lift the veil on this broken system and demand change. With "Bad Pharma," Ben Goldacre meticulously unravels the complexities of data manipulation and research misconduct that affect us all. This eye-opening book exposes a disastrous industry that desperately needs regulation.

Don't be another victim of the pharmaceutical industry's deception. Educate yourself, take a stand, and join the movement for change. Click here to get your copy of "Bad Pharma" today!

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