CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Preface ix
4. A Note About the Authors xv
5. 1. THE PATIENTS: HEALTH FOR ALL BY-WHEN? 1
6. 2. DRuG LABELING: How SAFE? How DEADLY? 9
7. 3. THE COMPANIES: HEROES OR VILLAINS? 43
8. 4. THE GREAT GENERics CoNTROVERSY 63
9. 5. THE DIPYRONE AFFAIR 86
10. 6. THE CASE OF THE DEADLY PREGNANCY TEST 107
11. 7. BANGLADESH AND THE NOBLE EXPERIMENT 125
12. 8. THE DRUG SWINDLERS 145
13. 9. So SHINES A GooD DEED 160
14. 10. AMMUNITION FOR THE CoNsUMERS 176
15. 11. CoNSUMER PowER: THE HANSSONICIBA-GEIGY CoNNECTION 190
16. 12. THE EssENTIAL RoLE OF GovERNMENT 209
17. 13. HARD CHOICES 228
18. Appendix: Tables of Product Indications, Contraindications, and Warnings 247
19. References 319
20. Index 341