Strong Medicine [Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Arthur Hailey (Author), Unspecified (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 14, 2008

Explore the secretive pharmaceutical industry with the women and men who control it in Strong Medicine, the newest blockbuster by Arthur Hailey. Celia de Gray makes inroads as the first saleswoman for Felding-Roth Pharmaceutical Company, but uncovers scandals, including inadequate testing of new prescription drugs and false advertising. She finds that her work, and her marriage to Dr. Andrew Jordan, pose difficult choices she didn't expect. The best-selling author of Hotel and Airport, Hailey here unlocks the doors of the giant drug industry for a frank revealing glimpse of drugs, discoveries, deals, and deceptions. Written after three years of research, Strong Medicine is both a love story and a glimpse of the miracles and money that can possibly be made in the world of experimental drugs.

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"A pure Hailey thriller.  The action is fast paced; the dilemmas are true to life. Strong Medicine is just as labeled: an exciting stimulant." --Tulsa World --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Miracle drugs save lives and ease suffering, but for profit-motivated companies, the miracle is the money they generate...at any cost. Billions of dollars in profits will make men and women do many things--lie, cheat, even kill. now one beautiful woman will be caught in the cross fire between ethics and profits. As Celia Jordan's fast-track career sweeps her into the highest circles of an international drug company, she begins to discover the sins and secrets hidden in the research lab...and in the marketplace. Now the company's powerful new drug promises a breakthrough in treating a deadly disease. But Celia Jordan knows it may deliver a nightmare.

"A pure Hailey thriller. The action is fast paced; the dilemmas are true to life. Strong Medicine is just as labeled: an exciting stimulant." --Tulsa World --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD (November 14, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1423371518
• ISBN-13: 978-1423371519
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,536,199 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

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.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

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,

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

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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This review is from: Strong Medicine: A Novel (Paperback)

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.