The Impotent FDA

The pharmaceutical industry, quite naturally, puts profit over people. It therefore falls to the United States' Food and Drug Administration (and ultimately ourselves) to watch out for dangerous medicines. Is the FDA up to the task? Unfortunately not, according to a PBS Frontline documentary that can be watched here. The FDA is apparently overworked, and in the pocket of the big pharmaceuticals. The current administration seems to prefer it that way. Oh yes, and who pays for the FDA? The drug companies actually put up the money to pay the salaries of the FDA employees who review the safety thier products. No joke!