Ex-New England Journal of Medicine Editor Criticizes Drug Companies28th Aug 2004
 

After resigning from her position as interim editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) in June 2000, Dr. Marcia Angell decided it was time to write a book on the stronghold drug companies have over clinical trials and the way medicine is practiced today.

Throughout her 20 years at the NEJM Angell witnessed the drug companies increased interactions and influence over top players in the medical field. This prompted her to write a book detailing the accounts of the drug companies and their close ties with some of the leading medical journals, doctors and government agencies.

The book, titled “The Truth about Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It,” is now available in bookstores.