SIDE EFFECTS: A PROSECUTOR, A WHISTLEBLOWER, AND A BESTSELLING ANTIDEPRESSANT ON TRIAL
Book ID/图书代码： 14560008B22242
English Summary/英文概要： As the mental health reporter for the Boston Globe, Alison Bass’s front-page reporting on conflicts of interest in medical research stunned readers, and her series on sexual misconduct among psychiatrists earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination. Now she turns her investigative skills to a controversial case that exposed the increased suicide rates among adolescents taking antidepressants such as Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft.
Side Effects tells the tale of a gutsy assistant attorney general who, along with an unlikely whistle-blower at an Ivy League university, uncovered evidence of deception behind one of the most successful drug campaigns in history. Paxil was the world’s bestselling antidepressant in 2002. Pediatric prescriptions soared, even though there was no proof that the drug performed any better than sugar pills in treating children and adolescents, and the real risks the drugs posed were withheld from the public. The New York State Attorney General’s office brought an unprecedented lawsuit against giant manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Paxil, for consumer fraud. The successful suit launched a tidal wave of protest that changed the way drugs are tested, sold, and marketed in this country.
With meticulous research, Alison Bass shows us the underbelly of the pharmaceutical industry. She lays bare the unhealthy ties between the medical establishment, big pharma, and the FDA—relationships that place vulnerable children and adults at risk every day.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《波士顿环球报》的心理健康记者艾莉森·贝司那篇有关医学研究中利益冲突的头版文章使读者目瞪口呆，有关精神病专家性行为不端的系列文章为她赢得普利策奖提名。现在她把研究的方向指向了另一争议性事件：关于服用抗抑郁剂的青少年自杀率上升问题。
一位勇敢的首席检察官助理，与另一位在常春藤联盟大学就读的检举者，揭穿了轰动一时的医药活动背后的骗局。这就是《副作用》中讲述的故事。帕罗西丁是2002年最畅销的抗抑郁剂。尽管没有任何证据证明帕罗西丁在治疗儿童和青少年的效果上优于糖丸，儿科的处方却大幅增加，而该药物的危险却从未公开。纽约州检察长办公室以欺诈消费者罪起诉制造业巨头葛兰素史克，即帕罗西丁的制造商。这起案件的胜诉引发了抗议的浪潮，从而改变了药品检验、出售和推向市场的原本格局。
经过严谨的调查研究，艾莉森·贝司向读者展示了制药产业的薄弱部分。她揭露了医疗机构、大型医药公司和FDA（食品和药物管理局）之间的畸形关系，这些关系令脆弱的成人儿童天天身处险境。
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About the Author/作者介绍： Alison Bass has covered medicine, science, and technology for the Boston Globe and other publications, including the Miami Herald, Psychology Today, and Technology Review. She has received top media awards from the National Mental Health Association and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, and an Associated Press First Place Award. She has taught journalism courses at Boston and Brandeis universities and lives in Newton, Massachusetts.
艾莉森·贝司的写作范围包括医药、科技，为《波士顿环球报》和其它出版物撰稿。曾多次获国家精神健康协会及国家心理疾病联盟颁发的最佳媒体奖和其它奖项。在波士顿大学和迪斯大学教授新闻学，居马萨诸塞州的纽顿。
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