Pharma

A withering and encyclopedic indictment of a drug industry that often seems to prioritize profits over patients . . . Pharma reads like a pharmaceutical version of cops and robbers. -New York Times Book Review New information, coupled with Gerald's dogged reporting, sets Pharma apart from all books on this subject. -The Washington Standard Gerald Posner's unsettling book, five years in the making and buttressed by a trove of documentation, is not only a careful history, it's also a staggering indictment of pharmaceutical companies. . . . Very readable. -Christian Science Monitor Compelling and enraging . . . An encyclopedic act of reporting. -Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Explosively, even addictively, readable . . . Fraud, incompetence, conspiracy, avarice: it's all here. -Booklist (starred review) You know the old saying: Timing is everything. That is certainly the case with Gerald Posner . . . . The timing of Pharma is extraordinary. -Dallas Morning News I could not put down Gerald Posner's Pharma, the definitive story of how one family, the Sacklers, set out to get exquisitely rich on the back of unsuspecting Americans-then blamed the so-called 'abusers' instead of their own highly addictive drug. Posner has unearthed important new material that illuminates our national tragedy, crafting a meticulously reported page-turner that is as juicy as it is clear-eyed. -Beth Macy, New York Times bestselling author of Dopesick A shocking, rousing condemnation of an industry clearly in need of better policing. -Kirkus Posner has created a medical leviathan for our times. -LitHub