Will I love Bottle of Lies?

Pharmaceutical drugs are not just about brand-name products with corporate exclusivity over them. There’s also the world of generic drugs, with multiple companies manufacturing the same drug, and even that part of the industry can have hidden dangers.

Besides this eye-opener about generic drugs, the book provides a focus on the efforts of one person investigating shady generic drug companies, providing the mild feel of a detective novel.

I loved this book because it reads like a novel, yet its information is extremely useful in making tough decisions about medication. I’ve read a lot of books about “Big Pharma,” but this one had a behind-the-scenes look at the manufacturing and regulation of pharmaceuticals that I hadn’t heard elsewhere. 

I really appreciated the fact that it wasn’t a political diatribe. It gives you a day-by-day picture of people participating in a corrupt process—not through some great evil, but by being mammals. Much of it follows the story of a particular generic drug, from research and manufacturing to the sales… show more.

This book saves lives -- and that is not hyperbole! It opened my eyes to the dangers of the poorly regulated generic drug industry.

I was horrified to learn I had been taking a prescription drug for several years that was manufactured by a disreputable company in India that, like a number of other foreign manufacturers, skimps on or adulterates active ingredients. While I didn't die as a result, some people prescribed medication for heart ailments and cancer did.

The book reads like a thriller. Eban spent years investigating the generic pharmaceutical industry, accompanying a whistle-blower through his nearly decade-long… show more.