Side Effects: A Prosecutor, a Whistleblower, and a Bestselling Antidepressant on Trial tells the true story of a court case and the personal drama that surrounded the making of a bestselling drug. It chronicles the lives of two women - a prosecutor and a whistleblower - who exposed deception in the research and marketing of Paxil, an antidepressant prescribed to millions of children and adults. With meticulous research, investigative journalist A...
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Side Effects: A Prosecutor, a Whistleblower, and a Bestselling Antidepressant on Trial tells the true story of a court case and the personal drama that surrounded the making of a bestselling drug. It chronicles the lives of two women - a prosecutor and a whistleblower - who exposed deception in the research and marketing of Paxil, an antidepressant prescribed to millions of children and adults. With meticulous research, investigative journalist Alison Bass shows the connections between pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (the maker of Paxil), a top Ivy League research institution, and the government agency designed to protect the public - conflicted relationships that arguably compromised the health and safety of vulnerable children. Bass uses this dramatic story to illustrate systematic flaws in the way drugs are tested and sold in the U.S. today.
"This is the story of how the British drug giant GlaxoSmithKline buried evidence that its top-selling antidepressant, Paxil, was...
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