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Side Effects
A riveting medical thriller from the author of Vital Parts. A woman doctor tired of emergency medicine takes a job as a consultant at a pharmaceutical company. But she discovers an insidious coverup behind a miraculous anti-aging drug--a chemical with horrible side effects.
356 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1994
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August 28, 2025
Gifted from MH. Paperback. 3.5 stars (highest of 3
I read by this author .. won’t be reading anymore.)
I read by this author .. won’t be reading anymore.)
March 2, 2023
Science & greed mix for a pretty good read. Two guys get lost in the Amazon, one comes out with an anti aging med. Later a dissatisfied ER Doctor is hired to promote the drug after FDA approval. Then it gets complicated.
Better than expected. 3.6 but I can not give it a 4.
Better than expected. 3.6 but I can not give it a 4.
August 14, 2025
Found this book at a used book store and loved it. Anxious to read more books by Ms. Fisher. The storyline excellent; the characters believable.
January 30, 2015
I just recently found this author and have since went back and purchased almost all of her back list. Side Effects so far is my favorite though I've rated everyone a 5 star. As the cover and blurbs say, she writes in a Robin Cook genre and does it really really well.
October 14, 2013
Amazing that a 19 year old book can still be considered as "ripped from the headlines"!
January 4, 2016
exhausting ;)
May 3, 2016
read some time in 1995
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