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How AIDS Activists Challenged America (and Saved FDA from Itself) - A History and Memoir (Hardcover)
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How AIDS Activists Challenged America (and Saved FDA from Itself) - A History and Memoir (Hardcover)
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In this extraordinary history, James Driscoll reveals the untold
story of how AIDS activists, by thwarting bureaucratic plans
imposed by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA), both saved
HIV patients and rescued the FDA itself from a self-inflicted
public health catastrophe. By 1996, accelerated approval of AIDS
drug cocktails transformed AIDS from a death sentence to a
manageable disease. That approval, however, came only after years
of struggle pitting AIDS activists against the hidebound culture of
the Food and Drug Administration, which wanted to run lengthy
efficacy trials required for full approval and possibly delay the
drugs at a cost of tens of thousands of lives. Driscoll's
courageous efforts, which are an important personal part of the
story, navigated conflicts among AIDS activist groups as they
struggled with both major American political parties to be heard
and respected. He examines the effect of AIDS activism on the LGBT
community, its views of itself, and its place in modern American
society. Additional materials analyze FDA mistakes, drug pricing,
and other contemporary challenges for the LGBTs community.
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