Vinay Prasad on Getting Lobbyist Money Out of FDA Decisions: recommends

What Prasad says

Dr. Vinay Prasad recommends removing lobbyist influence from FDA decision-making. In the Get the Check podcast interview (~August 2026, timestamp ~41:27), he says pharmaceutical lobbying distorts regulatory decisions.

His stated reasoning

Prasad’s stated reasoning is that when companies can apply financial and political pressure on the regulator, approval decisions bend toward industry interests rather than patient benefit. Removing that influence, he says, is a prerequisite for an agency that regulates on the evidence.

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