A review by sjhastoomanybooks
The Birth of the Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution by Jonathan Eig
5.0
This book was just awesome. It takes you behind the scenes of what life was like for women prior to the invention of the Pill. And how by the time it was approved, the climate was ripe for the change it brought. It demonstrates just how liberating it was for women, effectively divorcing a woman from her babymaking capabilities.
Plus, as a pharma nerd, it was awesome to see the science behind the science, how the formulation was created, how different FDA approvals were back then and what drug marketing looked like. Also appreciated the little tidbit about how the famous packaging of the Dialpak came to be, and how essentially for the first time, a drug's packaging was instrumental to its adherence.
Two enthusiastic thumbs up!
Plus, as a pharma nerd, it was awesome to see the science behind the science, how the formulation was created, how different FDA approvals were back then and what drug marketing looked like. Also appreciated the little tidbit about how the famous packaging of the Dialpak came to be, and how essentially for the first time, a drug's packaging was instrumental to its adherence.
Two enthusiastic thumbs up!