How I learned about “trade secret deaths.” When Traci Johnson was found hanging dead in a Eli Lilly’s Pharma laboratory—it pulled back the bed covers on a dirty secret at FDA: when pharma or device makers declare the deaths of patients injured during clinical trials as “confidential, commercial information,” the FDA honors their secret.
Read MoreA panel of independent experts reports this week that drugs used to treat mild cases of high blood pressure have not been shown to reduce heart attacks, strokes, or overall deaths.
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