The Johnson & Johnson Files: Unhealthy truths and defective hip implants

A tale of defective hip implants exposes India's weak medical oversight - and how multinationals treat Indian patients worse than those in rich countries

The Johnson & Johnson Files:  The Indian Secrets of a Global Giant

by Kaunain Sheriff M.

Published by Juggernaut

379 pages ₹599

 

In 1998, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) — known for everything from band aids to baby powder — took over DePuy for a whopping $3.5 billion dollars. DePuy Inc, a Warsaw-based company, was one of the largest and most respectable names in hip and knee implants in the world. It was the second-largest player in these areas in the US market and had a presence in 23 countries, including India. It was a great buy — within just over a decade, it became