Table of Contents
Preface 9
Acknowledgments 13
Part I The Difference A Country Makes
Chapter 1 "They Took My Heart Away" 17
Chapter 2 What's in Your Medicine Cabinet? 27
Chapter 3 Washington Wakes Up 41
Part II Pivot East: How It Happened
Chapter 4 "These Drugs Can Reach Anyone Including the President" 53
Chapter 5 The Vitamin C and Penicillin Cartels 69
Chapter 6 The China Trap 83
Chapter 7 The Great American Sellout 101
Chapter 8 Today's Gain, Tomorrow's Pain 117
Part III The Hidden Cost Of Cheap Drugs
Chapter 9 Are Drugs from China Safe ? 137
Chapter 10 Made in China, Sue in America? Good Luck 161
Chapter 11 The Perfect Crime 173
Chapter 12 Where Does the Secretary of Defense Procure His Medicine? 189
Chapter 13 China Bashing? Take a Look at This 205
Part IV Bring It Home
Chapter 14 A Ten-Step Plan to Bring It Home 221
Appendix: How to Find Out Where Your Medicines Are Made 231
Notes 235
Index 293