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Book · 2020 · History

Bottle of Lies

The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom

by Katherine Eban · Recommended by 3 people on 3 podcasts

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And then when you get into those facilities uh yeah there's a book called bottle of lies it's an investigative journalist I mean and it'll blow your mind like when the FDA showed up they were burning records that's with 3 months notice they were burning records they made up their efficacy data the data was all falsified over and.
Brigham Buhler · The Joe Rogan Experience · Dec 2023 Listen at 35:51

What they say about it

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  • Investigative reporting on generic drugs“investigative journalist goes over to India”
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The best things said about it

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There's a book called Bottle of Lies where this investigative journalist goes over to India with the FDA just to follow them, and they're literally burning records.
Brigham Buhler Modern Wisdom · Mar 2025
Discussed
Well I mean one of the worst case scenarios for example is in my book transplant doctors at Cleveland Clinic.
Katherine Eban The Book Review · Jun 2019

Where and when it comes up

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Why people recommend it

Bottle of Lies by Katherine Eban is an investigative journalistic account that exposes the inside story of the generic drug boom and widespread regulatory failures. The book was discussed and recommended across multiple podcast appearances. On The Joe Rogan Experience and Modern Wisdom, Brigham Buhler recommended and discussed the title, using it to illustrate how pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities abroad and the FDA encountered shocking corruption, such as falsified efficacy data and the burning of records during inspections. Meanwhile, Pamela Paul featured the author and her book on The Book Review, previewing the reporting process and exploring real-world medical consequences, such as substandard generic drugs used by transplant doctors. Author Katherine Eban herself appeared on The Book Review to discuss the rigorous reporting and the troubling gaps between paper records and actual facility practices. Across these episodes, speakers highlighted the book as an eye-opening and alarming exposé that reveals systemic flaws within the global pharmaceutical industry, emphasizing the dangerous risks hidden behind approved generic medications.

Every mention

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Pamela Paul the book again is called bottle of life the inside story of the generic drug Boom by Catherine eban 3
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“Katherine Ean will be here to talk about her new book bottle of Lies”
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“and her new book is called bottle of Lies the inside story of the generic drug”
Recommended
“the book again is called bottle of life the inside story of the generic drug Boom by Catherine eban”
Brigham Buhler and then when you get into those facilities uh yeah there's a book called bottle of lies it's an investigat… 2
Discussed
“i mean in this there's a book called bottle of lies where this investigative journalist goes over to India with the FDA just to follow them and they're literally burning records”
Recommended
“and then when you get into those facilities uh yeah there's a book called bottle of lies it's an investigative journalist I mean and it'll blow your mind like when the FDA showed up they were burning records that's with 3 months notice they were burning records they made up their efficacy data the data was all falsified over and”
Katherine Eban and my question when I started reporting this book was well thats on paper 2
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“and my question when I started reporting this book was well thats on paper”
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“well I mean one of the worst case scenarios for example is in my book transplant doctors at Cleveland Clinic”