The OP is strongly worded, but I don&#x27;t think he&#x27;s starting a flamewar. it&#x27;s true that this kind of behavior on the part of pharma damages their credibility and feeds some people&#x27;s paranoia. Just like the mishandling of the Katrina disaster feed a lot of people&#x27;s paranoia about &quot;big government&quot;. It might not make strictly logical sense, but the damage is still done.