An interview with Katherine Eban, author of one of the most compelling books in the pharma world for a long time, Bottle of Lies, the Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom. Katherine wields the deft touch of an investigative journalist, and the storytelling needed to bring the shock and drama of this remarkable recent history to a book that can't easily be put down. Katherine can be found at katherineeban.com or @katherineeban on Twitter. The book link is in the show notes. From the website: Many have hailed the widespread use of generic drugs as one of the most important public-health developments of the twenty-first century. Today, 90 percent of our pharmaceutical market is comprised of generics, the majority of which are manufactured overseas. We have been reassured by our doctors, our pharmacists, and our regulators that generic drugs are identical to their brand-name counterparts, just less expensive. But is this really true?
Mike Rea in conversation with Katherine Eban.