Side Effects (Bass book)

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Side Effects
AuthorAlison Bass
LanguageEnglish
Series1
Subject
GenreNon-fiction
Publisher
LC Class
KF228.S685B37 2008

Side Effects: A Prosecutor, a Whistleblower, and a Bestselling Antidepressant on Trial is a nonfiction book by investigative journalist

Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.[1]

Also examined is how Donna Howard, a former assistant administrator for

Paxil, an antidepressant prescribed to millions of children and adults.[2]
The book shows the connections between pharmaceutical giant
GlaxoSmithKline
(the maker of Paxil), a top Ivy League research institution, and the government agency designed to protect the public – conflicted relationships that may have compromised the health and safety of vulnerable children.

Side Effects also explores the controversy over drugs used to treat

Zoloft. The book provides evidence of medical researchers "skewing results on behalf of pharmaceutical companies" that pay for the studies; pharmaceutical companies "marketing medicines without adequately disclosing adverse impacts;" and government agencies "unable or unwilling to adequately protect consumers," who sometimes die as a result.[3][4]

Award

Side Effects received the NASW Science in Society Award for 2009. In making the announcement, one of the judges said, that Bass's book "led to changes in policy in many areas of public health, not only nationally but internationally."[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "MAJOR PHARMACEUTICAL FIRM CONCEALED DRUG INFORMATION". ag.ny.gov. 2010-03-27. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  2. ^ "Side Effects by Alison Bass". PopMatters. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  3. ^ Weinberg, Steve (2008-07-25). "'Side Effects' humanizes antidepressant debate". USATODAY.com. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  4. doi:10.1056/NEJMbkrev0803656. Archived from the original
    on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  5. ^ "Science in Society Journalism Award winners". Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2010-03-06.

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