The November New England Journal of Medicine’s report on Vioxx examines the research and concludes that big pharma giant Merck committed scientific fraud, selectively and knowingly deleted clinical data that showed Vioxx to be dangerous.
If we sound like we’re gloating we apologize. But we’re ready for a new model of healthcare, one where there Pharamceutical Industrial Complex (PHIC) doesn’t rule the roost.
As the saying goes, the current system puts the wolves in charge of the chicken house. In case this isn’t clear folks, the PHIC is the wolves and we are the chickens.