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Big Pharma Puts Profits Over People

In Pharmanomics, investigative journalist Nick Dearden digs down into the way we produce our medicines and finds that Big Pharma is failing us, with catastrophic consequences.

Big Pharma is more interested in profit than health. This was made clear as governments rushed to produce…

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1 author picked Pharmanomics as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

If you already dislike the pharmaceutical industry for whatever reason, this book could certainly make your blood boil further.

In an effort to get a diverse perspective on Big Pharma, I made sure to check out a book with a contrary opinion, and this one fit the bill. I came away with a greater awareness of the industry’s impacts that are widespread globally, not locally.

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