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'A tour de force' - Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain

From the doctor's office to the opioid crisis, The Hard Sell is the story of a pharmaceutical company that got Americans hooked on fentanyl - and how it was finally held to account. Now a Netflix Original…

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

When dishonest companies are willing to cut corners for profit, they are essentially akin to criminal organizations.

This book explores such an example with one particular drug startup company. I liked getting a front-row seat for looking at the great lengths that corporate crooks would go for profit.

It provides another unique perspective on the pharma industry, nicely complementing the other pharma books in this list of mine.

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