Blood Medicine: Blowing the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever

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Kathleen Sharp

Blood Medicine

Blowing the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever

Kathleen Sharp

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New American Library
28 August 2012

Biography: business & industry; Business & management; Biotechnology industries

"""Blood Feud rivals A Civil Action for best non-fiction book

of the past twenty years."" - John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author of

Damage

Procrit seemed like a biotech miracle, promising a golden age in medical

care. Developed in the 1980s by Amgen and licensed to the pharmaceutical giant,

Johnson & Johnson, the drug (AKA Epogen and Aranesp) soon generated billions

in annual revenue-and still does. In

2012, world famous cyclist, Olympian, and Tour de France champion Lance

Armstrong was banned from professional cycling on doping charges for using EPO

(the blanket name for the drugs Procrit and Epogen), resulting in a global

controversy about abuse, big pharmaceutical companies, and the lies and

inaccuracies concerning performance-enhancing drugs.

Mark

Duxbury was a J&J salesman who once believed in the blood-booster, setting

record sales and winning company awards. Then Duxbury started to learn unsavory

truths about Procrit and J&J's business practices. He was fired and filed a

whistleblower suit to warn the public.

When Jan Schlichtman (A Civil Action) learned of Duxbury's

crusade, he signed on. Now, he's fighting on behalf of cancer patients and for

every American who trusts Big Pharma with his life."

By: Kathleen Sharp
Imprint: New American Library
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 374g
ISBN: 9780452298507
ISBN 10: 0452298504
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 28 August 2012
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kathleen Sharp is a journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Parade, Elle, and Fortune, among many other publications; she has won six awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, among other honors. She lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Reviews for Blood Medicine: Blowing the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever

A page-turner, this alarming chronicle of profit seeking in American medicine will appeal to all who are invested in the health care they receive or the drugs they're prescribed. --Library Journal