Hooked Ethics, the Medical Profession, and the Pharmaceutical Industry

For decades, medical professionals have betrayed the public's trust by accepting various benefits from the pharmaceutical industry. Both drug company representatives and doctors employ artful spin to portray this behavior positively to the public, and to themselves. In Hooked, Howard Brody argues that we can neither understand the problem, nor propose helpful solutions until we identify the many levels of activity connecting these purportedly noble industries. We can pass laws and enact regulations, but ultimately the medical profession must take responsibility for its own integrity. Hooked is a wake-up call for anyone expecting high quality, ethical medical care.Brody, Howard is the author of 'Hooked Ethics, the Medical Profession, and the Pharmaceutical Industry', published 2007 under ISBN 9780742552180 and ISBN 0742552187.