Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine

UsingtheexamplesofVioxx,Celebrex,cholesterol-loweringstatindrugs,andanti-depressants,OverdosedAmericashowsthatattheheartofthecurrentcrisisinAmericanmedicineliesthecommercializationofmedicalknowledgeitself.Drawingonhisbackgroundinstatistics,epidemiology,andhealthpolicy,JohnAbramson,M.D.,revealsthewaysinwhichthedrugcompanieshavemisrepresentedstatisticalevidence,misleddoctors,andcompromisedourhealth.Thegoodnewsisthatthebestscientificevidenceshowsthatreclaimingresponsibilityforyourownhealthisoftenfarmoreeffectivethantakingthelatestblockbusterdrug.You—andyourdoctor—willbestunnedbythisunflinchingexposéofAmericanmedicine.