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Jun 2023
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S21 E3: The Scorpion | "The No Good, Ter...

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To get ahead in the generic drug industry you need to be focused, hard-nosed and fearless. Especially because half the battle is taking on one of the richest, most powerful industries in the world — Big Pharma. Barry Sherman was the perfect generic drug lord — more litigator than innovator — but did his ability to win in court, and slough off the losses, end up getting him killed?


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Katherine Eban’s Bottle of Lies

Jeffery Robinson’s Prescription Games

Nancy Olivieri’s How John le Carré Changed my Life

John le Carré The Constant Gardener

Nancy and Barry on 60 Minutes

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