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THE BLOCKBUSTER DRUG IBD

GARY REED
TOP QUARK PUBLISHING CO.
01 / 2017
9780692836552
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Sinopsis

The Blockbuster Drug may be just the prescription for the reader looking for a smart, suspenseful novel set against the background of some of today&rsquo,s cutting-edge medical and legal issues. Set largely inside a major health plan located in Cincinnati, thisánovel explores theádependent, but sometimes treacherous relationships among health plans, drug companies, physicians and patients.áá áSpencer Doss, M.D., the health plan',s new Regional Medical Director, stumbles onto what he believes are too many cases of a rare cancer in older patients taking the latest blockbuster drug.á áFor help, he turns to Eileen Wang, the health plan&rsquo,s in-house counsel. Wang has other issues on her plate &ndash, a cyber intrusion and an insider-trading investigation &ndash, but finds herself wondering why so many seniors are taking the expensive new drug.á áMaya Naidu, the programmer whose data mining unearthed the excess cases of the cancer in patients taking the drug, returns home to Hyderabad to be at her mother&rsquo,s death bed.á áIn Shanghai, the police are investigating a bribery scheme involving the drug&rsquo,s manufacturer.á áHired to represent one of the drug&rsquo,s victims, hotshot young attorney Ryan Ponzer doesn&rsquo,t have the resources to litigate with a giant drug company.á Should he sue the health plan for failure to warn the health plan&rsquo,s members of the blockbuster&rsquo,s deadly side effects?