Bottle of Lies

I loved this book because it reads like a novel, yet its information is extremely useful in making tough decisions about medication. I’ve read a lot of books about “Big Pharma,” but this one had a behind-the-scenes look at the manufacturing and regulation of pharmaceuticals that I hadn’t heard elsewhere. 

I really appreciated the fact that it wasn’t a political diatribe. It gives you a day-by-day picture of people participating in a corrupt process—not through some great evil, but by being mammals. Much of it follows the story of a particular generic drug, from research and manufacturing to the sales… show more.

This book saves lives -- and that is not hyperbole! It opened my eyes to the dangers of the poorly regulated generic drug industry.

I was horrified to learn I had been taking a prescription drug for several years that was manufactured by a disreputable company in India that, like a number of other foreign manufacturers, skimps on or adulterates active ingredients. While I didn't die as a result, some people prescribed medication for heart ailments and cancer did.

The book reads like a thriller. Eban spent years investigating the generic pharmaceutical industry, accompanying a whistle-blower through his nearly decade-long… show more.