Media should tackle the pill merchants

SOCIETY has relied on whistleblowers for decades to give us truth that corrupt scientists and company executives have kept hidden.

Asbestos, lead, thalidomide, sugar, radiation, salt, mercury dental fillings and, until relatively recently, even cigarettes were all given “safe” labels by scientists who were directly or indirectly in the pay of the seller.

Fortunately for humanity, the truth will out and now it’s the turn of the pharmaceutical industry to face a growing army of whistleblowers and victims – billion dollar legal fund or not.