When you’re getting ready to buy most anything -- from a car to a new phone -- you’re likely to think long and hard about where you spend your money. But when it comes to the medications we take, most of us just buy whatever’s cheapest without ever really giving it a second thought. But should we?

On this edition of In Depth we speak with investigative journalist and author Katherine Eban about her new book, "Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom."

Eban's reporting sheds light on the often opaque world of drug manufacture -- a world that has grown even more opaque as more of that manufacturing work has been moved overseas -- and suggests that inadequate regulation is putting patients taking generic drugs at serious risk.

Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi