Wonder Drug

Name: Wonder Drug
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315106Wonder Drughttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/wonder-drug-4/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1591653/55e17109-71c4-4654-bae1-7e4ddeebbe40.jpg?v=638338427104400000461461MXNPenguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupInStock/Audiolibros/A shocking saga of pharmaceutical malpractice . . . Wonder Drug is both a first-rate medical thriller and the searing account of a forgotten American tragedy.Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of PainA fascinating and compassionate (People) account of the most notorious drug of the twentieth century and the never-before-told story of its American survivors.Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie MedalIn 1959, a Cincinnati pharmaceutical firm, the William S. Merrell Company, quietly began distributing samples of an exciting new wonder drug already popular around the world. Touted as a sedative without risks, thalidomide was handed out freely, under the guise of clinical trials, by doctors who believed approval by the Food and Drug Administration was imminent.But in 1960, when the application for thalidomide landed on the desk of FDA medical reviewer Frances Kelsey, she quickly grew suspicious. When she learned that the drug was causing severe birth abnormalities abroad, she and a team of dedicated doctors, parents, and journalists fought tirelessly to block its authorization in the United States and stop its sale around the world.Jennifer Vanderbes set out to write about this FDA success story only to discover a sinister truth that had been buried for decades: For more than five years, several American pharmaceutical firms had distributed unmarked thalidomide samples in shoddy clinical trials, reaching tens of thousands of unwitting patients, including hundreds of pregnant women.As Vanderbes examined government and corporate archives, probed court records, and interviewed hundreds of key players, she unearthed an even more stunning find: Scores of Americans had likely been harmed by the drug. Deceived by the pharmaceutical firms, betrayed by doctors, and ignored by the government, most of these Americans had spent their lives unaware that thalidomide had caused their birth defects.Now, for the first time, this shocking episode in American history is brought to light. Wonder Drug gives voice to the unrecognized victims of this epic scandal and exposes the deceptive practices of Big Pharma that continue to endanger lives today....314160Wonder Drug461461https://www.gandhi.com.mx/wonder-drug-4/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1591653/55e17109-71c4-4654-bae1-7e4ddeebbe40.jpg?v=638338427104400000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20239780525640868_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9780525640868_A shocking account of thalidomide in America, of the pharmaceutical company that marketed the untested drug that caused birth defects, and the never-before-told story of its American survivors.When the application for a new sedative called Kevadon--commonly known as thalidomide--landed on Frances Kelseys desk at the FDA in 1960, it seemed destined to sail through the review process. The drug, billed as entirely risk-free, was already being sold in forty-six countries. But when Kelsey learned that the drug caused terrible birth defects, she and a team of dedicated doctors, parents, and journalists fought Merrell, the drugs American manufacturer, and Chemie-Gruenenthal, the German company founded by former Nazis that first synthesized the drug, to recall the product. It marked a rare victory in Americas perennial battle between capitalism and consumer protection.Though Kelsey received a presidential medal and a LIFE magazine photo spread of European children missing limbs shocked American readers, an essential chapter laid buried for decades. Jennifer Vanderbes discovered that even though Frances Kelsey refused to approve Merrells application to sell thalidomide in the United States, the drug firm, under the guise of clinical trials, had quietly sent millions of pills to doctors nationwide. Years before that, an additional drug company had asked doctors to test the drug on patients. The toxic sedative that was ostensibly never sold in America had, in fact, been distributed for five years, reaching tens of thousands of unwitting patients, including hundreds of pregnant women.Vanderbes probed government and corporate archives, interviewed hundreds of key players, and tracked down scores of unreported survivors of the drug. Deceived by the drug firms, betrayed by doctors, and ignored by the government, most of these Americans had spent decades unaware that thalidomide had caused their birth abnormalities. Now, for the first time ever, they have a chance to advocate for themselves and lay bare a major story in American history, one that sheds important light on the deceptive practices of Big Pharma that still endanger lives today....(*_*)9780525640868_A shocking saga of pharmaceutical malpractice . . . Wonder Drug is both a first-rate medical thriller and the searing account of a forgotten American tragedy.Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of PainA fascinating and compassionate (People) account of the most notorious drug of the twentieth century and the never-before-told story of its American survivors.Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie MedalIn 1959, a Cincinnati pharmaceutical firm, the William S. Merrell Company, quietly began distributing samples of an exciting new wonder drug already popular around the world. Touted as a sedative without risks, thalidomide was handed out freely, under the guise of clinical trials, by doctors who believed approval by the Food and Drug Administration was imminent.But in 1960, when the application for thalidomide landed on the desk of FDA medical reviewer Frances Kelsey, she quickly grew suspicious. When she learned that the drug was causing severe birth abnormalities abroad, she and a team of dedicated doctors, parents, and journalists fought tirelessly to block its authorization in the United States and stop its sale around the world.Jennifer Vanderbes set out to write about this FDA success story only to discover a sinister truth that had been buried for decades: For more than five years, several American pharmaceutical firms had distributed unmarked thalidomide samples in shoddy clinical trials, reaching tens of thousands of unwitting patients, including hundreds of pregnant women.As Vanderbes examined government and corporate archives, probed court records, and interviewed hundreds of key players, she unearthed an even more stunning find: Scores of Americans had likely been harmed by the drug. Deceived by the pharmaceutical firms, betrayed by doctors, and ignored by the government, most of these Americans had spent their lives unaware that thalidomide had caused their birth defects.Now, for the first time, this shocking episode in American history is brought to light. Wonder Drug gives voice to the unrecognized victims of this epic scandal and exposes the deceptive practices of Big Pharma that continue to endanger lives today....9780525640868_Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Groupaudiolibro_9d431be9-7187-3b55-9d26-f699aee75628_9780525640868;9780525640868_9780525640868Jennifer VanderbesInglésMéxicoNoMINUTE2023-06-27T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group