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Gefährliche Dosen: Eine wahre Geschichte über Polizisten, Fälscher und die Kontamination.
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- Artikelzustand
- ISBN
- 9780156030854
- Book Title
- Dangerous Doses : A True Story of Cops, Counterfeiters, and the Contamination of America's Drug Supply
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Genre
- Health & Fitness, Business & Economics, Medical
- Topic
- Pain Medicine, Health Care Issues, Accounting / General, Pharmacology
- Item Width
- 5.3in
- Item Weight
- 13.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 512 Pages
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In the tradition of the great investigative classics, this text exposes the dark side of America's pharmaceutical trade. With the conscience of a crusading reporter, Eban has crafted a riveting narrative that shows how, when the public most needs protection, it may be most at risk.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0156030853
ISBN-13
9780156030854
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48693738
Product Key Features
Book Title
Dangerous Doses : A True Story of Cops, Counterfeiters, and the Contamination of America's Drug Supply
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Pain Medicine, Health Care Issues, Accounting / General, Pharmacology
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Health & Fitness, Business & Economics, Medical
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
13.8 Oz
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PRAISE FOR DANGEROUS DOSES "In a style reminiscent of some of the best detective storytellers, Eban takes us breathlessly through robberies, back-room deals, cluttered and dirty warehouses, crooked dealers, sociopathic profiteers, shell companies, and state and federal laws so porous that convicted felons can become prescription-drug brokers."-- The Boston Globe "A riveting account of a 2 1/2-year investigation in South Florida . . . As Eban recounts, the scam was broken wide open by a 'ragtag' group of seasoned investigators who seem as if they were cast right out of an episode of The Wire ."--Bernadine Healy, U.S. News & World Report, Katherine Eban combines investigative diligence, a natural story teller's gift for narrative, and a consumer advocate's practical prescriptions for what to do about the counterfeit drugs that may have contaminated the supply at your local drug store. The result: A rare literary event -- muckraking with a human face., Katherine Eban's expose on the poorly regulated prescription drug distribution system will have you calling your doctor to check your meds. To put it simply, she's done her homework on a terribly neglected system. " -- Razor magazine "In "Dangerous Doses," Katherine Eban showed how vulnerable America's drug supply is to counterfeiters. With such dangers lurking, it often seemed as if the real world trumped fiction this year, Katherine Eban''s expose on the poorly regulated prescription drug distribution system will have you calling your doctor to check your meds. To put it simply, she''s done her homework on a terribly neglected system. " -- Razor magazine "In "Dangerous Doses," Katherine Eban showed how vulnerable America''s drug supply is to counterfeiters. With such dangers lurking, it often seemed as if the real world trumped fiction this year, In a style reminiscent of some of the best detective storytellers, Eban takes us breathlessly through robberies, back-room deals, cluttered and dirty warehouses, crooked dealers, sociopathic profiteers, shell companies, and state and federal laws so porous that convicted felons can become prescription-drug brokers, Warning: Katherine Eban'sDangerous Dosescan give you headaches, raise your blood pressure and provoke anxiety. In extreme cases, it can leave you staring at a bottle of medicine and wondering: What do these pills really contain? ... In her vibrant tale, Eban introduces us to these people and makes the message clear: It shouldn't happen to anyone, and it could happen to you.", PRAISE FOR DANGEROUS DOSES "In a style reminiscent of some of the best detective storytellers, Eban takes us breathlessly through robberies, back-room deals, cluttered and dirty warehouses, crooked dealers, sociopathic profiteers, shell companies, and state and federal laws so porous that convicted felons can become prescription-drug brokers."--The Boston Globe "A riveting account of a 2 1/2-year investigation in South Florida . . . As Eban recounts, the scam was broken wide open by a 'ragtag' group of seasoned investigators who seem as if they were cast right out of an episode of The Wire."--Bernadine Healy, U.S. News & World Report --, Katherine Eban's expose on the poorly regulated prescription drug distribution system will have you calling your doctor to check your meds. To put it simply, she's done her homework on a terribly neglected system." -- Razor magazine "In "Dangerous Doses," Katherine Eban showed how vulnerable America's drug supply is to counterfeiters. With such dangers lurking, it often seemed as if the real world trumped fiction this year, Warning: Katherine Eban's "Dangerous Doses" can give you headaches, raise your blood pressure and provoke anxiety. In extreme cases, it can leave you staring at a bottle of medicine and wondering: What do these pills really contain? ... In her vibrant tale, Eban introduces us to these people and makes the message clear: It shouldn't happen to anyone, and it could happen to you.", An expose that wades into more rank Florida unseemliness than a Carl Hiaasen novel, and easily boasts three times the number of sleazebag villains., A riveting account of a 2 1/2-year investigation in south Florida . . . . As Eban recounts, the scam was broken wide open by a ''ragtag'' group of seasoned investigators who seem as if they were cast right out of an episode of The Wire.", Katherine Eban''s expose on the poorly regulated prescription drug distribution system will have you calling your doctor to check your meds. To put it simply, she''s done her homework on a terribly neglected system. " -- Razor magazine"In "Dangerous Doses," Katherine Eban showed how vulnerable America''s drug supply is to counterfeiters. With such dangers lurking, it often seemed as if the real world trumped fiction this year, A riveting account of a 2 1/2-year investigation in south Florida . . . . As Eban recounts, the scam was broken wide open by a ''ragtag'' group of seasoned investigators who seem as if they were cast right out of an episode ofThe Wire.", This is a book that comes along so rarely in non-fictione"brilliantly reported, written with the pace of a potboiler and harrowing in its societal repercussions. In Dangerous Doses, Katherine Eban takes us on a journey into the underbelly of the pharmaceutical industry so spooky and strange and sinister and deadly, you will have a hard time believing it is true. But it is, every word, which only makes Dangerous Doses shine even more., This is a book that comes along so rarely in non-fiction--brilliantly reported, written with the pace of a potboiler and harrowing in its societal repercussions. In Dangerous Doses, Katherine Eban takes us on a journey into the underbelly of the pharmaceutical industry so spooky and strange and sinister and deadly, you will have a hard time believing it is true. But it is, every word, which only makes Dangerous Doses shine even more., A riveting account of a 2 1/2-year investigation in south Florida . . . . As Eban recounts, the scam was broken wide open by a 'ragtag' group of seasoned investigators who seem as if they were cast right out of an episode of The Wire .", An expos? that wades into more rank Florida unseemliness than a Carl Hiaasen novel, and easily boasts three times the number of sleazebag villains., Eban's expose on the poorly regulated prescription drug distribution system will have you calling your doctor to check your meds., Katherine Eban has delivered a dangerous dose of truth about the drugs that keep Americans alive. Her "murder-she-wrote" dramatic narrative turns everyone''s neighborhood drugstore into a possible crime scene.", Katherine Eban''s expose on the poorly regulated prescription drug distribution system will have you calling your doctor to check your meds. To put it simply, she''s done her homework on a terribly neglected system." -- Razor magazine "In "Dangerous Doses," Katherine Eban showed how vulnerable America''s drug supply is to counterfeiters. With such dangers lurking, it often seemed as if the real world trumped fiction this year, Warning: Katherine Eban''s "Dangerous Doses" can give you headaches, raise your blood pressure and provoke anxiety. In extreme cases, it can leave you staring at a bottle of medicine and wondering: What do these pills really contain? ... In her vibrant tale, Eban introduces us to these people and makes the message clear: It shouldn''t happen to anyone, and it could happen to you.", Dangerous Doses is brilliantly reported, written with the pace of a potboiler and harrowing in its societal repercussions., Katherine Eban has delivered a dangerous dose of truth about the drugs that keep Americans alive. Her "murder-she-wrote" dramatic narrative turns everyone's neighborhood drugstore into a possible crime scene.", An expos� that wades into more rank Florida unseemliness than a Carl Hiaasen novel, and easily boasts three times the number of sleazebag villains., The most detailed account yet of the games greedy wholesalers and drug counterfeiters play with patients' health., The book reads like a good novel....If this book receives wide attention, it could deal another blow to an already reeling pharmaceutical industry and users of prescription drugs will be wary after reading it., In her vibrant tale, Ebanmakes the message clear: It shouldn't happen to anyone, and it could happen to you., An expos��� that wades into more rank Florida unseemliness than a Carl Hiaasen novel, and easily boasts three times the number of sleazebag villains., PRAISE FORDANGEROUS DOSES "In a style reminiscent of some of the best detective storytellers, Eban takes us breathlessly through robberies, back-room deals, cluttered and dirty warehouses, crooked dealers, sociopathic profiteers, shell companies, and state and federal laws so porous that convicted felons can become prescription-drug brokers."--The Boston Globe "A riveting account of a 2 1/2-year investigation in South Florida . . . As Eban recounts, the scam was broken wide open by a 'ragtag' group of seasoned investigators who seem as if they were cast right out of an episode ofThe Wire."--Bernadine Healy,U.S. News & World Report, An investigative journalist digs into the chilling story of how degraded, expired, contaminated and diluted medicines are being sold to American pharmacies and hospitals. The result is a story rich in distinctive characters whose actions range form courageous to outrageous. Vivid writing and impressive documentation in a powerful indictment of a system in need of immediate repair.", The page-turner result of a painstaking investigation into what happens when a poorly regulated industry is allowed to operate., An expos that wades into more rank Florida unseemliness than a Carl Hiaasen novel, and easily boasts three times the number of sleazebag villains., Katherine Eban combines investigative diligence, a natural story teller''s gift for narrative, and a consumer advocate''s practical prescriptions for what to do about the counterfeit drugs that may have contaminated the supply at your local drug store. The result: A rare literary event -- muckraking with a human face., Warning: Katherine Eban''s Dangerous Doses can give you headaches, raise your blood pressure and provoke anxiety. In extreme cases, it can leave you staring at a bottle of medicine and wondering: What do these pills really contain? ... In her vibrant tale, Eban introduces us to these people and makes the message clear: It shouldn''t happen to anyone, and it could happen to you.", A riveting account of a 2 1/2-year investigation in south Florida . . . . As Eban recounts, the scam was broken wide open by a ''ragtag'' group of seasoned investigators who seem as if they were cast right out of an episode of The Wire .", A riveting account of a 2 1/2-year investigation in south Florida . . . . As Eban recounts, the scam was broken wide open by a 'ragtag' group of seasoned investigators who seem as if they were cast right out of an episode of The Wire.", Vivid writing and impressive documentation in a powerful indictment of a system in need of immediate repair., This is a book that comes along so rarely in non-fiction-brilliantly reported, written with the pace of a potboiler and harrowing in its societal repercussions. In Dangerous Doses, Katherine Eban takes us on a journey into the underbelly of the pharmaceutical industry so spooky and strange and sinister and deadly, you will have a hard time believing it is true. But it is, every word, which only makes Dangerous Doses shine even more., The book reads like a good novel [and] could deal another blow to an already reeling pharmaceutical industry., An exposé that wades into more rank Florida unseemliness than a Carl Hiaasen novel, and easily boasts three times the number of sleazebag villains., A riveting account of a 2 1/2-year investigation in south Florida . . . . As Eban recounts, the scam was broken wide open by a 'ragtag' group of seasoned investigators who seem as if they were cast right out of an episode of "The Wire,"", Warning: Katherine Eban's Dangerous Doses can give you headaches, raise your blood pressure and provoke anxiety. In extreme cases, it can leave you staring at a bottle of medicine and wondering: What do these pills really contain? ... In her vibrant tale, Eban introduces us to these people and makes the message clear: It shouldn't happen to anyone, and it could happen to you.", Warning: Katherine Eban''sDangerous Dosescan give you headaches, raise your blood pressure and provoke anxiety. In extreme cases, it can leave you staring at a bottle of medicine and wondering: What do these pills really contain? ... In her vibrant tale, Eban introduces us to these people and makes the message clear: It shouldn''t happen to anyone, and it could happen to you.", This riveting page-turner provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at drug sales and distribution.
Table of Content
A Note to Readers ix Who's Who xi Prologue 1 Part One A Victim of Success 7 Flamingos in Missouri 11 Is Anything Okay? 19 The R Word 31 Medicine in the Laundry Room 42 The Cheshire Cat 56 One Man's Trash, Another Man's Treasure 67 A Cold Chain Gets Hot 87 Stealing Time 101 Part Two "My Son Is Not a No One" 117 Two Streams Become One 128 The License Shrine 146 A Do-or-Die Cause 156 A Bad Lot 166 Rats in the State 179 Part Three Crazy Money 195 A Special Price 206 The Guitar Story 221 "They're Going to Die Anyway" 232 They Know We Know 252 Inspector Arias Goes to Washington 267 Ultimate Box Case 283 Part Four The Rosetta Stone 299 A Wink and a Nod in Las Vegas 312 The Education of Kevin Fagan 330 Epilogue 348 The Epogen Trail to Timothy Fagan 358 What You Can Do About Counterfeit Drugs 361 Endnotes 363 Glossary 419 Interviews of Note 423 Acknowledgments 435 Index 439
Copyright Date
2005
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2004-025581
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