>As Dr. Sidney Wolfe of Public Citizen's Health Research Group notes,
>due to the Prescription Drug User Fee Act pf 1992, the
>pharmaceutical industry gained new influence over the FDA "by their
>directly funding, paying cash right up front, for FDA review. So in
>many ways, the FDA started looking upon the industry as their
>client, instead of the public and the public health, which should be
>the client."
>
><http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/prescription/hazard/independent.html>
True enough, but again, what's your point? Should we fight for a different FDA, or just give up on everything?
Doug