I cannot say I was surprised to learn this information. I mean the drug companies have been out and out advertising directly to patients via TV ads for years now and it seems they push the envelope a little further every year. Have you ever been sitting there watching one of these drug ads, listening to the side effects, "..dizziness, may cause death, black lung, liver disease..", and thought to yourself,
" gee whiz! I'll take the headache instead of all those side effects?"
Anyway,
here is the article, warts and all.
How Much Money Do Drug Companies Pay the FDA?