![]() What has happened is that America has gotten a peak behind the curtain, and it’s not sure it likes what it sees. And not because of lack of faith in the ability for pharmaceutical companies to provide lifesaving and health-improving treatments. The pandemic changed all of that for some, not because of lost trust in the mission of the FDA or other regulatory bodies. When TV viewers watched ads for pharmaceuticals, they assumed that these new drugs had to pass the test of innovation, of efficacy, and that in the end, the new drugs were improvements over the old drugs. Before the pandemic, most Americans assumed that the FDA and the federal government had their best interests at heart, and that anything approved by the FDA was good for them. ![]() Vaccines, drugs, medicines and other medical treatments are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the FDA. Prior to the pandemic, most Americans knew much less, or even cared about how drugs were approved. ![]() ![]() In this episode, John about America’s healthcare system, which often traces its roots to how drugs are approved for use and marketed to both doctors and consumers. ![]() Author, doctor and college professor John Abramson joins Tim to talk about his book called, “Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We can Repair It.” John has been on the faculty of Harvard Medical School for over 25 years, and prior to that spent many years in private practice. ![]()
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