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rmdsb's review against another edition
5.0
Written to inform the general public on, but also to shock people into action to get fixing, the issues in medicine. Everyone should read this book.
wyvernfriend's review against another edition
4.0
We don't regulate our drugs and the drug companies enough and insist on ensuring that data about the edges of results, I begin to wonder if the drug companies had previous seen the side-effects I suffered with a blood pressure medication and if I could have avoided hundreds of euro in specialist fees in discovering this MYSELF!
Interesting look at how drug companies present their goods and how the love of money is indeed the root of many evils.
Interesting look at how drug companies present their goods and how the love of money is indeed the root of many evils.
pedroalmeida's review against another edition
3.0
If you can get past the first chapter which seems taken out of Daily Mail, the book is pretty good and Goldacre makes a good job at exposing the grayer areas of pharmaceutical activity.
The surrogate outcomes section was a bit oversimplified but a minor thing on the whole book.
The surrogate outcomes section was a bit oversimplified but a minor thing on the whole book.
sariene's review against another edition
4.0
Infuriating but informative. took a long time to get through, as it's very frustrating. That's due to the content, not the writing. .
claralivesinbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
The less you know, the better.
jcoker10's review against another edition
5.0
Important and worthwhile reading, even many years after the original publication. These problems continue to persist, and Goldacre’s fight for evidence based medicine is heroic. Required reading, especially for those in biomedical science.