Prescriptions for Death: The Drugging of the Third World

Prescriptions for Death: The Drugging of the Third World is a compelling exposé of the pharmaceutical industry’s ethical failings and regulatory loopholes that disproportionately affect developing nations. Authors Milton Silverman, Philip R. Lee, and Mia Lydecker critically examine how multinational drug companies exploit weaker regulatory systems in the Global South, promoting medicines with exaggerated claims of efficacy while concealing serious risks. They reveal the troubling double sta...