The Most Expensive Medical Humor Books Ever Created

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Okay, this is not an ask and I don’t expect many purchases here, but I thought I would share this limited time offer. For those who don’t know, from 2001-2011, I produced the Placebo Journal. It was the only medical journal that made you laugh (on purpose). In fact, that is how I first met Vance Lassey, MD, who started writing for us in the mid 2000s.

Here are a few testimonials from that time:

Proto Magazine

“Placebo Journal is an unabashedly silly—often sophomoric—but consistently hilarious compendium of parodies of the U.S. health care system.”

Washington Post

“By poking fun at doctors, patients and the whole medical establishment, Placebo Journal provides a kind of comic relief for physicians who spend their days dealing with disease and death and disgusting bodily fluids.”

U.S. News and World Report

“Raunchy, adolescent, and very funny.”

Associated Press

“Much of the humor in the Placebo Journal is dark, focusing on pharmaceutical companies, the constant threat of lawsuits, narcotics-seeking patients and endless paperwork for insurers. Farrago strikes back by making fun of it all.”

I sat on this material for a decade and then decided to put the best of our material in a book. Well, two books, because there was so much great stuff.

These hardcover editions capture the most hilarious, irreverent, and brutally honest moments from the original Placebo Journal archives—curated for those who appreciate the absurdity of modern medicine and the humanity behind the white coat. It is NOT politically correct and will offend, well, everyone.

These volumes are packed with the cartoons, fake studies, and satirical gems that made the Placebo Journal a cult classic among healthcare professionals. These make great Christmas or Holiday presents for doctors, who can be tough to shop for!

📚These are normally $69 each on Amazon and IngramSpark, but for a limited time,but for a limited time, I am offering a special discount just for you: $49 per book with the exclusive code below.

🎟️ Discount Link for Volume One

🎟️ Discount Link for Volume Two

But why are they so expensive? This is a hard cover book and each page is FULL-COLOR. It was created in a landscape configuration so that TWO pages of the each Placebo Journal is on each page.

Okay, if you got this far in the post then you still may be interested but:

This Offer Expires on September 17th!  Hurry! 

👉 Visit placebojournal.com for more details about the book (but you can’t get the discount there).

If you do purchase then I hope these volumes bring you laughter, nostalgia, and maybe a little therapeutic cynicism.

Stay sarcastic, 

Douglas Farrago, MD 

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About Douglas Farrago, MD

Dr. Farrago is a retired family physician based in Forest, Virginia. Since 2021, he has run DPCnews.com, a leading resource for the Direct Primary Care (DPC) movement. He is the author of three best-selling books on Direct Primary Care: The Official Guide to Starting Your Own Direct Primary Care Practice The Direct Primary Care Doctor’s Daily Motivational Journal Slowing the Churn in Direct Primary Care (While Also Keeping Your Sanity) In 2016, Dr. Farrago conceived the idea for the Direct Primary Care Alliance and co-founded the organization alongside other pioneering DPC physicians. He is widely recognized as a leading expert in the DPC model and frequently lectures to medical students, residents, and practicing physicians on how to successfully start and run their own DPC practices.Dr. Farrago sold his Direct Primary Care practice in October 2020 but continues to receive care there as a patient.