The Whistleblower Confessions of a Healthcare Hitman

by Rost, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781933368399
• ISBN10: 193336839X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-23
• Publisher: Soft Skull

Summary

A senior executive of one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companiesraces his fight to combat unethical corporate practices while protecting hisamily, describing his witness to illegal activities, support of theegalization of drug reimportation, and victimization in the face of hismployer's retaliatory actions. Original.

Author Biography

Peter Rost, M.D., former Vice President for Pfizer became well known in 2004 when he emerged as the first drug company executive to speak out in favor of reimportation of drugs. He is the author of Killer Drug and The Whistleblower: Confessions of a Healthcare Hitman.

Table of Contents

Prologue: Saturday, December 31, 2005	1	(4)
Vultures at the Gates	5	(8)
The Conquerors	13	(8)
The Art of Firing People	21	(6)
Crimes and Misdemeanors	27	(10)
You're Fired!	37	(8)
The Private Detective	45	(8)
The Investigation	53	(10)
Sexual Liaisons	63	(10)
Suicide?	73	(6)
Phone Surveillance	79	(6)
Fake Numbers	85	(6)
The Big Surprise	91	(4)
The SEC Gets Involved	95	(4)
You Will Never, Ever Work Again	99	(8)
An Explosive Book Review	107	(6)
Risking Everything	113	(6)
Fanning the Flames on Capitol Hill	119	(14)
A Political Inquisition	133	(6)
How Corrupt Is the Drug Industry?	139	(12)
FDA Secrets	151	(4)
Going on the Offense	155	(6)
The Dirty Little Secret	161	(8)
What the Government Tried to Hide	169	(4)
The "Disenabled" E-Mail Account	173	(10)
Admissions by Pfizer's CEO	183	(4)
Fighting a War	187	(6)
Afterword	193