Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Sick Money by Billy Kenber An urgent call to build a new model for the pharmaceutical industry, from the multi-award-winning Times journalist. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The pharmaceutical industry is broken. From the American hedge fund manager who hiked the price of an AIDS pill overnight to the childrens cancer drugs left intentionally to expire in a Spanish warehouse, the signs of this dysfunction are all around. A system built to drive innovation and patient care has been distorted to boost profits.Unless we take action we risk a dramatic decline in the pace of drug development and a future in which medicines go to the highest bidder. In Sick Money investigative journalist Billy Kenber offers a diagnosis of an industry in crisis and a prescription for how we can fight back.[Sick Money] distinguishes itself from many other books by its investigative power and meticulous clarity - The Times Author Biography Billy Kenber is an investigative journalist at The Times and has worked at the newspaper since 2010. He has won several accolades including prizes at the UK Press Awards, the British Journalism Awards and two prizes from the Medical Journalists Association including the 2017 award for Outstanding Contribution to Health or Medical Journalism. In 2013 he won the Laurence Stern Fellowship and worked for the Washington Post for three months. He lives in London.@billykenber Review Billy Kenber is one of the most promising young journalists in the land, and he has, unsurprisingly, produced a compelling debut which surprises, entertains and inspires dismay. An essential read - SATHNAM SANGHERABilly Kenber does a fantastic job, pulling apart the origins of the drugs industry and machinations of its shameless profiteers with surgical precision . . . its quite a ride. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand how the drugs industry really does its business - JACQUES PERETTIA forensic and very readable account of the reforms needed to make the pharmaceutical industry serve the public good as well as private profit . . . Kenbers ground-breaking investigative reporting has . . . resulted in a change in the law in the UK, intervention by regulators, cuts in the price of some medicines, life-changing benefits for patients, savings of hundreds of millions of pounds for the NHS and record fines for drug firms - ANDREW GRICE[Sick Money] distinguishes itself from many other books by its investigative power and meticulous clarity - The TimesPowerful, gripping and rigorous, this book couldnt have come at a better time. Never has it been so important to delve into the tangled web behind the medicines and vaccines we all rely on. With years of research and reporting under his belt, Kenber is the perfect person to take us on this fascinating journey - MAEVE McCLENAGHAN, author of NO FIXED ABODEA clever exploration of a scandal that affects everyone who uses - and pays for - the NHS. This is an enormously complex subject, but Kenber finds the interesting characters and fascinating details that bring the story to life. A great and important read - HOLLY WATT, author of CASEY BENEDICT series Long Description An urgent call to build a new model for the pharmaceutical industry, from the multi-award-winning Times journalist. The pharmaceutical industry is broken. From the American hedge fund manager who hiked the price of an AIDS pill overnight to the childrens cancer drugs left intentionally to expire in a Spanish warehouse, the signs of this dysfunction are all around. A system built to drive innovation and patient care has been distorted to boost profits. Unless we take action we risk a dramatic decline in the pace of drug development and a future in which medicines go to the highest bidder. In Sick Money investigative journalist Billy Kenber offers a diagnosis of an industry in crisis and a prescription for how we can fight back. [S ick Money ] distinguishes itself from many other books by its investigative power and meticulous clarity - The Times Review Text Billy Kenber is one of the most promising young journalists in the land, and he has, unsurprisingly, produced a compelling debut which surprises, entertains and inspires dismay. An essential read - SATHNAM SANGHERA Billy Kenber does a fantastic job, pulling apart the origins of the drugs industry and machinations of its shameless profiteers with surgical precision . . . its quite a ride. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand how the drugs industry really does its business - JACQUES PERETTI A forensic and very readable account of the reforms needed to make the pharmaceutical industry serve the public good as well as private profit . . . Kenbers ground-breaking investigative reporting has . . . resulted in a change in the law in the UK, intervention by regulators, cuts in the price of some medicines, life-changing benefits for patients, savings of hundreds of millions of pounds for the NHS and record fines for drug firms - ANDREW GRICE [ Sick Money ] distinguishes itself from many other books by its investigative power and meticulous clarity - The Times Powerful, gripping and rigorous, this book couldnt have come at a better time. Never has it been so important to delve into the tangled web behind the medicines and vaccines we all rely on. With years of research and reporting under his belt, Kenber is the perfect person to take us on this fascinating journey - MAEVE McCLENAGHAN, author of NO FIXED ABODE A clever exploration of a scandal that affects everyone who uses - and pays for - the NHS. This is an enormously complex subject, but Kenber finds the interesting characters and fascinating details that bring the story to life. A great and important read - HOLLY WATT, author of CASEY BENEDICT series Review Quote Billy Kenber is one of the most promising young journalists in the land, and he has, unsurprisingly, produced a compelling debut which surprises, entertains and inspires dismay. An essential read Promotional "Headline" A Compelling Expose of Sky-high Prices and Dirty Tricks Inside the Global Pharmaceutical Industry Details ISBN1838850295 Author Billy Kenber Pages 432 Year 2022 ISBN-10 1838850295 ISBN-13 9781838850296 Publication Date 2022-07-07 UK Release Date 2022-07-07 Format Paperback Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations No AU Release Date 2022-07-07 Imprint Canongate Books Publisher Canongate Books Subtitle Sky-high Prices and Dirty Tricks: Inside the Global Pharmaceutical Industry Edition Description Main DEWEY 338.476151 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education NZ Release Date 2022-10-17 Replaces 9781838850258 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! 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