Tag: corporate culture and big pharma

ā€œWhy did Thalidomideā€™s Makers Ignore Warnings About Their Drug?ā€

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Sociologist Garry Gray examines the institutional pressures and systemic failings that allow unsafe drugs to hit the market. ā€œResearch integrity and the institutional structures that support scientific research are key to understanding and eliminating scientific compromises. Without this understanding, we canā€™t truly progress beyond the 'GrĆ¼nenthal science' that underscored the thalidomide tragedy.ā€