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Strong Medicine (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "Dr. Jordan said quietly, "Your wife is dying, John..." (more)
Key Phrases: catwalk level, mental aging, drug lag, Vincent Lord, Sam Hawthorne, United States (more...)
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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 -- Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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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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  • Hardcover: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday; 1st edition (September 12, 1984)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385180144
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385180146
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,087,067 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 4 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
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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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 10 years old and still going strong, December 19, 2000
By Mekhala Vasthare "bbee" (Ann Arbor, MI United States) - 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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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Role Model Heroine, February 2, 2000
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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! " Needless to say, I rushed out to buy the book, stormed through its captivating pages, and was puzzled. The heroine is a modern career woman with principles and intelligence. I was a teenager. Why was she like me? Yet, over the years, I have found that the heroine has given me courage and guidance in times of challenges and has even led me to propose to my husband! Though not a recently written book, the heroine is a wonderful, encouraging, and inspiring role model for the women of today who want it all - a career, family, and self-realization. It is absolutely captivating and one that you will go back to read a second time and a third if not more.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book and also perfect reading for any woman
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
This book is Excellent for reading anywhere and anytime, reading this book you will learn (more or less) how think a pharmaceutical company to improve or create new medicine, you... Read more
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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

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.
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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.
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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
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