If this were the case, chances are very good that this drug wouldn't exist at all. Drug R&D would become politically driven, with earmarks being given by politi

If this were the case, chances are very good that this drug wouldn't exist at all. Drug R&D would become politically driven, with earmarks being given by politicians which benefit their constituents rather than actually advancing the state of the art. Public money would be poured into research for drugs which address ailments in the public consciousness, rather than into drugs which may actually have a chance of success. You really don't want medical science led by popular opinion.