Dangerous Doses: How Counterfeiters Are Contaminating America's Drug Supply

Eban, Katherine

ISBN 10: 0151010501 / ISBN 13: 9780151010509

Published by Harcourt, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A., 2005

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462pp. Extremities book & Dj lightly rubbed. Endnotes & index.

Seller Inventory # 063744

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dangerous Doses: How Counterfeiters Are Contaminating America's Drug Supply
• Publisher: Harcourt, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0151010501
• ISBN 13: 9780151010509
• Binding: Hb
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: VG+
• Dust Jacket Condition: VG

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Synopsis

In the tradition of the great investigative classics, Dangerous Doses exposes the dark side of America's pharmaceutical trade. Stolen, compromised, and counterfeit medicine increasingly makes its way into a poorly regulated distribution system—where it may reach unsuspecting patients who stake their lives on its effectiveness.

Katherine Eban's hard-hitting exploration of America's secret ring of drug counterfeiters takes us to Florida, where tireless investigators follow the trail of medicine stolen in a seemingly minor break-in as it funnels into a sprawling national network of drug polluters. Their pursuit stretches from a strip joint in South Miami to the halls of Congress as they battle entrenched political interests and uncover an increasing threat to America's health.

With the conscience of a crusading reporter, Eban has crafted a riveting narrative that shows how, when we most need protection, we may be most at risk.
 

About the Author

KATHERINE EBAN, a Rhodes Scholar and investigative medical reporter, has worked for the New York Times, New York, New York Observer, and ABC News. Her articles have appeared in the Nation, Playboy, the New Yorker, Self, Vogue, and Glamour. She lives in Brooklyn.