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The Current | Feb 18, 2013 | 27:24

'Bad Pharma': Why Ben Goldacre says drug companies mislead doctors and harm patients

So, it isn't necessarily what you know about a drug, that can hurt you. Ben Goldacre says it is what neither you, nor even your doctor, can find out about a drug that can complicate things. From drug trials that are tiny or end too soon, to the patients who drop out of them and are never factored in again, the doctor and epidemiologist says it is time for transparency and more public detail.

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