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Strong Medicine delves into the clandestine operations of the pharmaceutical industry, revealing betrayals, political intrigue, and lethal consequences that arise when a promising new drug is poised to cure a deadly disease. The novel exposes how corporate greed, deceit and even murder can surface when billions of dollars are at stake.
First publish date: 1984
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Arthur Hailey
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