FDA Members Alleged to Be Involved in Scandalous Ethical Violations

This story provides a revealing look into the mechanics of the FDA drug approval (or disapproval) process, and the picture is not pretty.  If the allegations are true, it would appear that doctors serving on the FDA advisory panel have voted against granting approval to market potentially life-saving drugs largely—if not solely—for the reason that they have large financial investments in companies that produce rival treatments.  Does it get any uglier than this?