PAXIL AND A DRUG MAKER ON TRIAL

An interview with the author of ‘Side Effects’ and Ed Silverman, journalist of the Star- Ledger of New Jersey.

Perhaps no other drug over the past several years epitomized the controversy over antidepressants and suicidal side effects than Glaxo’s Paxil. The drug has become a sort of poster child for the debate over hidden clinical data, ghostwriting and failed FDA oversight. As a reporter at The Boston Globe during the 1990’s, Alison Bass began delving into pieces of the tale and returned to the topic several years later to write a fact-filled, yet breezy book that is being published this week: ‘Side Effects: A Prosecutor, A Whistleblower and A Best-Selling Antidepressant on Trial.’ We chatted with Alison about the Paxil scandal…

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To purchase a copy of this book, it can be purchased at the following link:

http://www.amazon.com/Side-Effects-Whistleblower-Bestselling-Antidepressant/dp/1565125533