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I guess there will be critics of this books saying that things are exaggerated etc – but believe me, if only two percent of all the things author wrote in this book is true then it is extremely dangerous situation out there.
Virapen mentions case after case of normal, well-adjusted people who, after taking Prozac vieapen a very short time, kill other people or themselves.
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Side Effects: Death. Confessions of a Pharma-Insider
Refresh and try again. Du Sha rated it it was amazing Feb 26, See more of Dr. Christoffer rated it it was ok Mar 01, This book contains substantiated facts but the writing style can be annoying sometimes. May 10, Paul rated it really liked it. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Kasia rated it really liked it Oct 31, Zoey rated it really liked it Jan 28, Alise rated it really liked it May 24, Unfortunately, that doctor was very willing to be bribed, even helping Eli Lilly to write the report the “right” way.
I wished, however, he’d made it more clear that it is permissive laws that allow the terrible stuff to happen.
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Pavol rated it really liked it Jun 29, Also, he made his point pretty early in the book, therefore the second half was a long soup. Thanks for telling us about the problem. When it came time to get Prozac approved in Sweden, the information supplied by Eli Lilly was to be evaluated by an independent doctor, who would send his recommendation to the national authorities.
People are corruptible and there isn’t much we can do about it. John Virapen has worked over 35 years in the pharmaceutical industry. Justyna rated it liked it May 04, This was an excellent book showing how corrupt the pharmaceutical industry virapwn from someone on the inside.
John did terrible things, the people he worked with did terrible things, and with this book he tries to right some of the wrongs he committed.
There were mentioned few very interesting facts and few questionable facts, both I will research further and maybe I will even update my review. Everyone johb read a book which talks about this subject. There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
There is no obligation to tell the Food and Drug Administration, or any of its foreign counterparts, about this. Confessions of a Pharma-Insider by John Virapen. On the negative side, if there are to be future printings of this book, it really needs a trip, or another trip, to a copyeditor or proofreader. He went virapeen Sweden, to live with a woman he met in his travels. Death” and “Medicine Cult”. Nikol rated it really liked it Jun 07, A book on bribery, inadequate trials, misleading publications vvirapen deaths being concealed in the pharmaceutical backstage.
They now ranged from expensive “scientific conferences” in exotic places to brothel visits, to outright bribery. John Virapen on Facebook. I, as a person, who studies and works in this field, felt offended. If a clinical trial is not going well; for instance, if Drug X works just as well as Prozac, a drug company can stop the trial, and switch Drug X with another drug against which Prozac works really well.
Trivia About Side Effects: This book, written by a pharmaceutical industry insider, exposes many of the secrets that led to drugs with major side effects, like Prozac, to be approved and widely prescribed. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. John Virapen tells his story quite honestly and passionate. Siiri T rated it really liked it Feb 22, Although author mentions that it does not apply to all people in this field but it felt that way.
During my 35 years in the pharmaceutical industry internationally, most notably as general manager of Eli Lilly and Company in Sweden, I was responsible for the market of several drugs, all of them with side effects.
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Virapen spends much of the book talking about Prozac. And they do this for one reason: My book Side Vriapen No trivia or quizzes yet. May 20, Zare rated it really liked it Shelves: Books by John Virapen. They want to make others think that they are sick.
You can sell a drug which has literally NO positive effect and people commit suicide because of it? Lists with This Book.