Gerald Posner is the author of thirteen acclaimed books, including New York Times nonfiction bestsellers Case Closed, Why America Slept and God’s Bankers. Posner was a finalist for the Pulitzer in History. “A merciless pit bull of an investigator” concluded the Chicago Tribune. The New York Times said his latest book (2020), ‘PHARMA: Greed, Lies and the Poisoning of America’, was “a withering and encyclopedic indictment of a drug industry that often seems to prioritize profits over patients…[it] reads like a pharmaceutical version of cops and robbers." Posner was one of the youngest attorneys (23) ever hired by Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Topics covered in this episode: •The history of the drug industry. •How did Big Pharma become so good at convincing us that we are supposed to take drugs on the regular? •Is the Coronavirus pandemic a once in a lifetime business opportunity for drug companies? •The history of drug reps and the relationship with the medical industry. •How drug pricing has been manipulated behind the scenes. •Orphan drugs. •‘You messed with the wrong mother’. Referenced in the episode: To learn more about Gerald Posner and his books, head over to www.posner.com Oola is about making the commitment to change, and then going through the growth that it takes to change into a better person. It helps you set a series of small goals. To join our next meeting, head to www.lindseyelmore.com/oola Wellness Made Simple is a new subscription platform; a one-stop-shop for everything you need to know about how to course correct or how to prevent symptoms from happening in the first place. Head over to www.wellnessmadesimple.us to sign up today. We hope you enjoyed this episode. Come check us out at www.lindseyelmore.com/podcast.