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There is essentially a revolving door between industry and regulators in the US. We shouldn’t trust, we need to independently verify. We need openness and the F
by bequanna 5y ago
There is essentially a revolving door between industry and regulators in the US. We shouldn’t trust, we need to independently verify. We need openness and the FOIA.
Also, please see vioxx to learn more about how pharma will push drugs with known, serious side effects and try to bury the evidence.
Most of these people have their professional lives tied up in a specific drug. You better bet many of them will do damn near anything to push it thru regardless of the human cost.
Remember that when there is wrongdoing the individual whistleblower is the exception. The only person out of many that was willing to come forward to do the right thing.