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The Progressive Page Turner: Rethinking Medications

Written by on Thursday, April 24, 2025

How safe and effective are the drugs we take? Why do Americans pay more for prescription drugs than people in other high-income countries? Jerry Avorn, a researcher at Harvard Medical School, explains why ineffective, dangerous and overpriced drugs make it through the FDA approval process in his new book Rethinking Medications. Tune in on Friday April 25th at 6:30 for the interview on the Progressive Page Turner or you can catch the podcast here