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The Hard Sell : Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup by Evan Hughes

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The Hard Sell : Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup by Evan Hughes'A tour de force' Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain From the doctor's office to the opioid crisis, The Hard Sell is the story of a pharmaceutical company that got Americans hooked on fentanyl and how it was finally held to account. Now a Netflix Original Movie, Pain Hustlers, starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans. In the early 2000s, John Kapoor had already amassed a small fortune in pharmaceuticals when he founded Insys Therapeutics. A

'A tour de force' – Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain From the doctor's office to the opioid crisis, The Hard Sell is the story of a pharmaceutical company that got Americans hooked on fentanyl – and how it was finally held to account. Now a Netflix Original Movie, Pain Hustlers, starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans.

In the early 2000s, John Kapoor had already amassed a small fortune in pharmaceuticals when he founded Insys Therapeutics. A boom time for painkillers, he had developed a novel formulation of fentanyl, the most potent opioid on the market.

Kapoor, a brilliant scientist with relentless business instincts, was eager to make the most of his innovation. But there was a problem: the drug was approved only for cancer patients in dire condition. So he recruited an avaricious team, who employed a variety of deceptive techniques, from falsifying patient records to deceiving insurance companies. Insys became a Wall Street sensation. That is, until insiders reached their breaking point and blew the whistle, sparking a sprawling investigation in the government’s fight to hold the drug industry accountable in the spread of addictive opioids.

With colourful characters and true suspense, The Hard Sell lays bare the pharma playbook. Evan Hughes offers a bracing look not just at Insys, but at how opioids are sold at the point they first enter the national bloodstream – in the doctor’s office . . .

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Pagination: 288 pages
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They are extremely small and thin. The single sheet is transparent and a few drops of toner almost dissolves the pad. It would take at least a dozen of the "thick" pads to completely remove makeup. The plastic box arrived crushed and several pieces of plastic with very sharp edges fell on my carpet and had to be searched for to prevent cuts on feet and paws. Very disappointed and would not recommend
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I have mixed feelings about this. They’re very thin and feel a little more rough than a round cotton pad. I’m not sure if I’ll buy again, because of the texture. Also because they are so thin, if you use a water based makeup remover it doesn’t absorb much and gets all over your hand. I might just continue to buy round cotton pads because they feel softer on my skin for removing makeup.
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These cotton swabs are very soft and gentle. They feel sturdy and do not fall apart easily, which I appreciate. The baby-safe tips make them more comfortable to use, and the organic cotton is a nice plus. Good quality and useful to keep on hand.
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After you make your baby registry, you think that you've considered everything you need and are prepared for just about anything - but oftentimes we forget the little things that we will use on a regular basis and these cotton swabs are one of those things that never crossed my mind until push came to shove... I absolutely love the "baby cotton swabs. The way the q-tip is made is fantastic as it does not allow you to go too far into the babies ear canal. It has a thinner tip for ear cleaning which meets a thicker "fluffier" cotton base. My daughter moves around a lot, so being extremely careful unfortunately is simply not enough once she started becoming more mobile. She will move her head or jerk around and this safety feature does not allow me to accidentally insert too far in. Additionally, it cleans the ear very well, the skinnier tip is great for wax build-up inside the canal while the larger thicker part is also fantastic for cleaning/drying ears outside of the ear canal/around the ear opening. I use these for clearing out baby's ear wax, drying the outer ear canals after bath, I've even used them after she got her ears pierced to ensure no saline solution has gotten inside of the canal. I went to the pediatrician and received a compliment about how clean her ears are and she mentioned she sees a lot of parents struggle to keep their babies ear clean. She asked what we were doing and I let her know about these and she let me know she would start recommending it to parents. I will continue using these until my daughter is old enough to clean her own ears, this is my 3rd box and I like them so much I've even added them to my subscribe and save.
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