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The Whistleblower: Confessions of a Healthcare Hitman Paperback – Aug. 23 2006

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A number of books critical of the pharmaceutical industry have recently been published, but none has been an exposé written by a senior executive of one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. The Whistleblower is at once an unmasking of how corporations take care of malcontents and a gripping story of one man's fight to maintain his family and his sanity. Starting in 2003, the book details the illegal, even criminal business practices the author witnessed at his corporation, as well as his crusade to legalize the reimportation of drugs. It also explains how in this post-Enron world whistle-blowers can't simply be fired, and what the author's corporation did to coerce and silence him. A story of a battle that continues today, one which any American who takes or will take prescription drugs has a stake in, The Whistleblower is a powerful testimony.

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Publisher : Soft Skull; 1st edition (Aug. 23 2006)
Language : English
Paperback : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 193336839X
ISBN-13 : 978-1933368399
Item weight : 255 g
Dimensions : 14.27 x 1.7 x 21.64 cm

Best Sellers Rank: #708,997 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #37 in Health Care Administration
- #827 in Business Ethics in Management
- #840 in Business Ethics

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Peter Rost, M.D., former Vice President for Pfizer became well known in 2004 when he emerged as the first drug company executive to speak out in favor of reimportation of drugs. He is the author of Killer Drug and The Whistleblower: Confessions of a Healthcare Hitman.

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Vera

Outstanding revelation.

Reviewed in Canada on March 22, 2018

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Excellent review of the truth as to what's going on in the land of pharmaceuticals. Everyone should read this book!

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Pamela Gerry

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J. Harrison

They don't like the truth!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 2, 2011

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The story of the Vice President of Marketing (no less) at Pfizer exposing malpractices in the drugs industry - no surprise there then. It follows through with the gradual side-lining of the man, the smear campigns and the legal attempts to block everything - that is until the files went to Capitol Hill! During that process, the man is protected by law but eventually he is ousted from his job and the drug company, after issuing denials about everything, just carry on as if nothing had happened. An interesting read more reminiscent of a spy novel.

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M. Cawdery

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2016

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frightening illustration of how Big Pharma operates - not for hypochondriacs

Kelly

An excellent read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 16, 2016

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An interesting insight into how large pharmaceutical companies run. It is not a pretty sight and if anyone was under the impression that they had health and well being as their top priority they will soon come to realise that this is not so.

Giovanni

Nice, though I was expecting something more

Reviewed in Italy on July 14, 2014

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A perspective from inside Pharma, where nonetheless the author is not deliberately blaming it but rather he gives suggestions for a good behave.

Braddan

Average at best...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2012

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While it is impressive that someone would risk it all to push what they feel are the essential truths to the fore, this book has an unfortunately 'bleaty' feel about it. I lost track of the number of times we were reminded that the author risked it all, put himself and his family at risk, faced future recriminations - while all the time pulling a 6 figure salary that was well into the multi 100k bracket. As for the expose itself; spoiler - the companies misrepresented and embezzled to increase profits on paper with little concern for consumers or employees. I rarely feel my money is wasted on a literary purchase but here I fear it was. If you are interested in the pharmaceutical 'underground' rather than a polished and presented Sunday papers style narrative look elsewhere.

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