FDA has some culpability, but the fraud was so effective Medical Schools where teaching students to prescribe more opioids.
Perdue Pharma effectively hacked the medical system. I think the real takeaway is there’s likely more of this going on than we realize. The common decongestant phenylephrine being no more effective than placebo comes to mind. Without the mass deaths there’s apparently little to stop modern snake oil salesman.
Perhaps the FDA needs to conduct direct hands on oversight of medical trials? I mean if there’s billions to be made and little chance of prison the incentives get crazy.
Perdue Pharma effectively hacked the medical system. I think the real takeaway is there’s likely more of this going on than we realize. The common decongestant phenylephrine being no more effective than placebo comes to mind. Without the mass deaths there’s apparently little to stop modern snake oil salesman.
Perhaps the FDA needs to conduct direct hands on oversight of medical trials? I mean if there’s billions to be made and little chance of prison the incentives get crazy.