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Powerful Medicines
Powerful Medicines
Written by Jerry Avorn, M.D.
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307489753
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Powerful Medicines
The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Prescription Drugs
Written by Jerry Avorn, M.D.


Format: eBook, 480 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $15.95

If you believe that the latest blockbuster medication is worth a premium price over your generic brand, or that doctors have access to all the information they need about a drug’s safety and effectiveness each time they write a prescription, Dr. Jerry Avorn has some sobering news. Drawing on more than... Read more >
Also available as a hardcover and a trade paperback.
Trust is Not Enough
Trust is Not Enough
Written by David J. Rothman and Sheila M. Rothman
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781590171400
Our Price: $24.95
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Trust is Not Enough
Bringing Human Rights to Medicine
Written by David J. Rothman and Sheila M. Rothman


Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: June 6, 2006
Price: $24.95

Addresses the issues at the heart of international medicine and social responsibility.

During the last half-century many international declarations have proclaimed health care to be a fundamental human right. But high aspirations repeatedly confront harsh realities, in societies both rich and poor. To illustrate this disparity, David and Sheila Rothman bring together... Read more >
Powerful Medicines
Powerful Medicines
Written by Jerry Avorn, M.D.
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781400030781
Our Price: $15.95
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Powerful Medicines
The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Prescription Drugs
Written by Jerry Avorn, M.D.


Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: August 9, 2005
Price: $15.95

If you believe that the latest blockbuster medication is worth a premium price over your generic brand, or that doctors have access to all the information they need about a drug’s safety and effectiveness each time they write a prescription, Dr. Jerry Avorn has some sobering news. Drawing on more than... Read more >
Also available as an eBook and a hardcover.
Powerful Medicines
Powerful Medicines
Written by Jerry Avorn, M.D.
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780375414831
Our Price: $27.50
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Powerful Medicines
The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Prescription Drugs
Written by Jerry Avorn, M.D.


Format: Hardcover, 464 pages
On Sale: August 17, 2004
Price: $27.50

If you believe that the latest blockbuster medication is worth a premium price over your generic brand, or that doctors have access to all the information they need about a drug’s safety and effectiveness each time they write a prescription, Dr. Jerry Avorn has some sobering news. Drawing on more than... Read more >
Also available as an eBook and a trade paperback.
Profit Is Not the Cure
Profit Is Not the Cure
Written by Maude Barlow
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780771010842
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Profit Is Not the Cure
A Citizen's Guide to Saving Medicare
Written by Maude Barlow


Format: Trade Paperback, 296 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2003
Price: $13.95

On July 12, 1966, the Medical Care Insurance Act was passed by the federal House of Commons after a ferocious public debate that pitted the vast majority of Canadians against a powerful alliance of business, insurance companies, and doctors.

More than thirty years later, the same battle is being fought all over... Read more >
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