Books by Fran Hawthorne

The forces that shape America's most powerful consumer agency Because of the importance of what it regulates, the FDA comes under tremendous political, industry, and consumer pressure. But the pressure goes far beyond the ordinary lobbying of Washington trade groups.

The Merck Druggernaut takes readers inside Merck & Company, once the greatest drug maker in the world-rated "the most admired company in the world" by Fortune magazine for an unprecedented seven years in a row-and now a bitter joke on Wall Street that can't seem to get a new drug out of its labs.