A doctor's fix for America's ailing medication market

On Point | Podcast

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Talk Show, Daily News, News, Npr, On Point, Daily

4.2 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

With more than 60% of Americans taking a prescription drug, there are increasing questions about how these medicines are approved, how they're kept safe and how they’re priced.

In a new book, Harvard’s Dr. Jerry Avorn argues the drugs we take have been compromised by profits.

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0:00.0	Amazon offers employees up to £8,000 for education and training, like Juliet.
0:07.0	She's now a trained technician.
0:10.0	And to her, the sound of machinery in need of repair, reminds her of how far she's come.
0:18.0	In two years, she's landed her dream job, providing her with valuable skills.
0:24.2	That's up to £8,000 for education and training at Amazon.
0:28.3	Eligibility conditions apply.
0:30.2	It's the cinematic event of the year.
0:33.0	Critics say astonishing, tremendous, a triumph of savings.
0:37.3	Are you talking about death of a Unicorn?
0:39.3	No, Sergei, is two-for-one cinema tickets from Compare the Market.
0:42.6	Oh.
0:43.4	But you can use this magnificent offer to see Death of a Unicorn only in Cinemas.
0:48.7	Woo-hoo!
0:49.2	Get Two-for-One Cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday with Compare the Market.
0:53.2	Simples!
0:54.1	When you take out a qualifying product to compare the market, one membership per year,
0:57.1	participating cinemas, two standard tickets only cheapest free.
0:59.3	T's and C's apply.
1:01.2	WBUR Podcasts, Boston.
1:09.7	This is On Point. I'm Deborah Becker in for Magna Chakra-Bardi.
1:13.7	How do you know if a prescription drug you're taking is safe and if it's effective?
1:19.7	There are regulations designed to make sure that medications are safe,
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