The Whistleblower: Confessions of a Healthcare Hitman
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What are the consequences of telling all? Rost, a medical doctor and former vice president of marketing for a substantial pharmaceutical business, found the answer to this question when his company was swallowed by an industry giant. After enduring the brutal business culture change, he spotted such anomalies as weird bonus calculations, marketing that encouraged off-label and inappropriate usage, sales figures that made no sense, reimportation, and questionable pricing. , Despite the protection afforded by law his life turned over when he testified, and the resulting narrative of treatment by his employer is deeply disturbing. The result is not only a detailed description of the unethical practices of the pharmaceutical industry, but also a blow-by-blow narrative of what it feels like to be beaten to the ground for doing the right thing. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)