Bottle of Lies

Everyone should read this book. It is a truly disturbing look into the generic drug industry, and how a lack of effective regulation has led to a flood of unsafe and ineffective medications being sold and consumed around the world. Even though I work with pharmacists, I still did not have a good understanding of how generic drugs differed from the brand name versions, or how they got approved by the FDA. This book makes it clear how bureaucracy and corporate greed have subverted what should have been a public health triumph and turned it into a corrupt money machine with no regard for the patients it should be helping. It really makes you think twice about what is in your medicine cabinet!