It seems a bit unfair to only blame Ken Frasier
Below are the names of the people listed within the NDA documents on the FDA website.
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/nda/97/020788_propecia_toc.cfm
[Size=4]Robert E. Silverman, M.D., Ph. D. (Submitted NDA)
Javier Avalos, Ph. D.
Hon-Sum Ko, M.D.
Kofi A. Kumi, Ph. D.
Mary Jean Kozma-Fornaro
Jonathan K. Wilkin, M.D.
Robin Anderson
Jose Carreras, M.D.
Valeria Freidlin, M.D.
Barbara Hill, M.D.
Rodney Smith
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See attached file for details.
I highly recommend ANYONE with PFS to read through these documents. It is VERY CLEAR that Merck was well aware of adverse events, and very evident that Merck downplayed the importance. You can also see many attempts to protect documents, redacting pages with claims of ‘Confidential’ and ‘Not to be made Public’ in regards to the side effects reported from the those in the studies.
Naming Names.pdf (378 KB)