How AIDS Activists Challenged America (and Saved FDA from Itself): A History and Memoir

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James Driscoll

How AIDS Activists Challenged America (and Saved FDA from Itself)

A History and Memoir

James Driscoll

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English

Academica Press
30 May 2020

HIV & AIDS: social aspects; Gay & Lesbian studies; Political activism; Public health & preventive medicine; HIV & AIDS

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.

By: James Driscoll
Imprint: Academica Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 558g
ISBN: 9781680531404
ISBN 10: 1680531409
Pages: 318
Publication Date: 30 May 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

James Driscoll, Ph.D., Shakespeare Scholar and AIDS Activist