Strong Medicine - Arthur Hailey

STRONG MEDICINE

Theirs was an awesome responsibility. A successful drug could make fortunes overnight. One mistake and thousands could die. The pharmaceutical industry was no place for the faint-hearted.

Or for a woman.

But Celia Jordan had what it takes. Attractive, super confident and disarmingly forthright, she knew that to get to the top in Felding-Roth she didn’t have to be as good as any man. She had to be better.

From the 1950s to the present day; from drug-addicted doctors to hypocritical Washington politicians; from scheming consumer watch-dogs to dedicated English scientists, Strong Medicine cuts right to the heart of the most secretive business of all, revealing the fascinating and disturbing drama as Celia Jordan overcomes male prejudice, unscrupulous colleagues, implacable government officials and heartbreaking tragedy in her relentless rise to be president of Felding-Roth.