[whatshisface]

Merck was aware of the danger of the drug[0] but pushed the studies under the rug. It may have been a more effective and less likely to be caught scheme than using a chemical which people outside the company would have known was poisonous, but it retains the essence, which is knowingly causing deaths to sell something.

[0] https://theweek.com/us/46535/when-half-million-americans-die...