On Sat, 19 Jul 2003, Carrol Cox wrote:
> NBC NEWS
>
> July 11 - The questions began with the confession of an insider at one
> of the nation's largest pharmaceutical firms. He says his former company
> deliberately distorted information about one of its drugs, possibly
> putting lives at risk, and costing patients and taxpayers millions of
> dollars. "Dateline" went looking for some answers and has the results of
> a year-long investigation into what may be one of the biggest medical
> deceptions in history. NBC's John Hockenberry reports.
>
Ah yes, the benevolent efficiency of the marketplace. Hayek sure hit that nail on the head, didn't he? Is there any good reason not to make the pharma industry part of the public infrastructure like highways and libraries?
Miles