Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients Audiobook

" Devastatingly simple explanation of the broken medical industry. Everyone should understand how missing data corrupts medicine and routinely results in patient deaths, and join Ben Goldacre in calling for change. A must read. "

" I wouldn't say that I enjoyed this book, because it is much too serious for that. But I found it very enlightening - and infuriating: People are harmed, and lots of tax money is wasted on ineffectual treatments because of the pharmaceutical companies' shenanigans. In addition to highlighting problems, Goldacre also suggests ways of fixing them. His passion for the subject shines through, and that contributes to making this an excellent read. "

" It raises awareness on a series of important key issues, some that I hadn't the faintest idea, others to which I didn't know the full extent. It repeats itself a little, though, and keeps refering previous sections and examples, making it somewhat tedious, but it's a good reading, especially for the bullet points at the end of each chapter. "

" Very interesting, shocking at times learning what the industry is up to. Only criticism is that it is long and perhaps off-puttingly so for some, but well worth it if you plough through. "

" Truly great book calling for transparency in our healthcare. I would recommend it to everyone. "

" I hate it when authors stretch a book out with repetition as this book does. I so wanted to read this book as the subject has been an ongoing interest of mine. In the end I gave up. "

" This is hefty topic. And I don't think it could have been handled any better. Its also a topic that attracts much heat but little light. Thankfully, this book is a dazzling exception. You likely wont burn through the pages quickly, but it is a must read, (maybe even more than once so it sinks in). "

" I"d recommend this book to anyone who has ever, or ever intends to take prescription medicine. Or even if you don't... "

" It's surprising how much of this I actually knew, but it's well put together. "

" I enjoyed Bad Science, but found this tedious. Dislike his style. Borders on patronising and found it was all dragged out a bit. "

" interesting book looking at drug trials and marketing behind and how the industry misleads doctors and patients according to ben goldacre in his lastest book "

" He makes a lot of good points and seems to be as impartial as anyone can be when writing a book like this. I'm not optimistic that many policy changes will come from it, unfortunately. "

" Good on the scandal of nonpublication. Bad on the role of medical writers -- we are NOT all ghostwriters! "

" Apparently the Trovan antibiotic scandal in Nigeria (involving Pfizer) was the inspiration for The Constant Gardener. Guess what's next on the To Read list... "

" Everyone needs to read this! "

" Brilliant analysis. Should be read by anyone who has ever been a patient, ever specified and/or dispensed drugs, works for a pharmaceutical company or works in the NHS... "

" Insightful book, really well researched and presented from a British perspective. The case in the US is much worse. "