On Big Pharma's demolition of Dr. Vinay Prasad, one of the most honest people in medicine
Prasad came to the Food & Drug Administration in May, hoping to set high, evidence-based standards for new medicines. He didn't even last three months. The industry's power has never been clearer.
Big Pharma just taught its critics a powerful lesson: Don’t mess with companies selling million-dollar drugs.
Even if they don’t work. Especially if they don’t work.
In May, Dr. Vinay Prasad joined the Food & Drug Administration as the top regulator for vaccines, as well as stunningly expensive “biological” medicines.1 I cheered his hire, writing Prasad kn…
