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5.0 out of 5 stars A Look at the Right and Wrong of Drug Companies, January 1, 2005

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Jeffrey Clinard "Jeffrey" (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Strong Medicine: A Novel (Paperback)

Arthur Hailey was a great man. He provided insights into so many industries. Perhaps he got the best commercial works out of Airport and Hotel, but his commentary on other works was his greatest legacy.

Don't get me wrong - Hotel and Airport were great works. The looked into the problems of those industries. He books contained great merit; the adaptations to screen showed a big disater movie (Airport... and then Airplane).

Strong Medicine was his look into the ethical drug world, with all it's triumphs and problems. Medical breaktrhoughs in drugs are not without their costs. Can some drugs lead to harmful side-effects? Yes. Can some drugs be helpful to men and science? Yes. Can the FDA both cause good drugs to be delayed, and catch harmful drugs before they hit? Yes.

Arthur Hailey is a master of industry reseach. He understood no industry was without it's drawbacks and costs, and well as it's advancement to mankind. Strong Medicine shows both sides at their very best. Drug companies want the best ethical drugs they can make - but they are also not immune from making mistakes about their strong medicne.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 10 years old and still going strong, December 19, 2000

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Mekhala Vasthare - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strong Medicine (Paperback)

Arthur Hailey is one author whose judgement I'd trust implicitly. He "captured" my trust when I was 13 years old when I first read "Final Diagnosis". "Strong medicine" is another great story in the same great Hailey tradition - attention to detail, an investigative journalism kind of style and best of all, real, believable characters.

Arthur Hailey is one of the best, Strong medicine is one of his best books and Celia Jordan, a remarkable character. Mr. Hailey, more power to you. Hope to read lots more from you in the years to come. Thank you for creating Celia Jordan (Strong Medicine), Dr.Pearson (Final Diagnosis), Margot and Alex (Money Changers), Jamie Howden (In High places).

Looking forward to more from you,

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book and also perfect reading for any woman, December 9, 2009

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Giedre Geciauskiene "GG" (Lithuania) - See all my reviews
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I had randomly chosen this book from a shelf of books in one Victorian style inn while we were spending our holidays in US (it was meant to help spend sleepless morning hours and thus fight the jet lag). I of course had to put it back before leaving the hotel. But it caught me so much that I ordered my copy right after we had gotten home. It's of course wonderful novel of Arthur Hailey - standing in one row with other best-sellers, such as "Hotel" or "Airport". He is a master of keeping reader's attention and curiosity from the first to the last page without any effort. It's so easy to read!

But more than that I picked up other important angle of the book - Celia's character, her frustrations and joys, philosophy of life and work. It was extremely interesting to find very similar or even the same questions arising in her mind as I myself had spent a lot of time trying to answer. I found quite a lot of myself in her character. It's wonderful that author has managed to create such a comprehensive and compelling as well as buoyant and sincere character - it's well able to become a mentor of the reader. I think, this book is a must-read for every young lady knowing well what she's aiming at in her life and career.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Rather plain
I wouldn't dare to question Hayley's storytelling skills - the the story is narrated well and kept my attention from the beginning to the very end. Mrs. Read more

Published on August 5, 2009 by Wolfling

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Aside from its vivid characters led by feminist executive Celia... one of Hailey's only novels with a female main viewpoint character... Read more

Published on March 9, 2009 by John R. Grout

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
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Published on October 2, 2002 by Jorge Frid

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book from one of the best authors of the world
If there is one thing I like when I read a book by Athur Hailey, is that he's able to write about the world of medicine so greatly as the detective world or any other kind of... Read more

Published on May 6, 2000 by Marco Aurelio

5.0 out of 5 stars Role Model Heroine
This book changed my life. When I was 16, a friend called me on the phone in sheer excitement. "I just read a book about a woman who reminds me of you! Read more

Published on February 2, 2000 by Jules Takagishi

4.0 out of 5 stars A good anytime read.
This is the book that can be read and reread many times. Pick it up in the middle and you can get the story very easily. This is the book I read when I don't have a book to read.

Published on August 1, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent book detailing pharma industry
this is an excellent book written with great care and after doing a deep study of the world of pharmaceutical research and medicine.

Published on April 29, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Accessible even though you're not into medecine
I read it a while ago, and it captured me right from the first page. Arthur Hailey has a way of describing things very vividly, and even though I don't know anything about... Read more

Published on November 1, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Strong Medicine: A Memorable Piece of Liturature
Strong Medicine was a excellent piece of literature, not only did it have great characters, it was factually interesting, you have trouble putting it down! Read more

Published on July 1, 1998 by TimeSeller@aol.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Arthur Hailey at his best!
A woman can scale the same heights as a man when it comes to a profession seems to be the theme of this novel set in the world of large Pharmaceutical companies. Read more

Published on June 28, 1998

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catwalk level, mental aging, drug lag, sales convention, detail men, detail woman

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Vincent Lord, Sam Hawthorne, United States, Noah Townsend, New York, Bill Ingram, New Jersey, Gideon Mace, Martin Peat-Smith, Vince Lord, Mary Rowe, Eli Camperdown, Nigel Bentley, Senator Donahue, Lilian Hawthorne, Teddy Upshaw, Rao Sastri, Seth Feingold, Celia Jordan, Childers Quentin, Maud Stavely, Dean Harris, Dennis Donahue, Felding-Roth Pharmaceuticals, Kurt Wyrazik

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