Dangerous doses
Subtitle: how counterfeiters are contaminating America's drug supply
By: Katherine Eban
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harcourt
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Orlando
Language: eng
Number of pages: 462
ISBN-13: 9780151010509
Subjects: Pharmaceutical Preparations; Safety measures; Fraud; Drugs; Product counterfeiting; Drug Legislation; Supply & distribution; Pharmaceutical policy; Consumer Advocacy; Government Regulation; Drug adulteration
Description: 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. Investigative medical reporter Eban's exploration of America's secret ring of drug counterfeiters takes us to Florida, where a team of investigators follows 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.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-417) and index.
Table of contents: title: A victim of success; title: Flamingos in Missouri; title: The public candy bowl; title: Medicine in the laundry room; title: The cheshire cat; title: Man's garbage; title: A cold chain gets hot; title: Stealing time; title: My son is not a no one; title: Streams become one; title: The license shrine; title: A do or die cause; title: A bad lot; title: Rats in the state; title: Crazy money; title: A special price; title: The guitar story; title: The counterfeiter's lair; title: They know we know; title: Mr. Arias goes to Washington; title: The ultimate box case; title: Where hyperbole meets reality.