The Power of the Clinical Trial: Big Pharma’s Greatest Illusion

How the Gold Standard Became a Tool for Corporate Control

Behind the scenes of clinical trials

Introduction

When it comes to medicine, few phrases carry as much weight as “clinically proven.” Clinical trials are widely regarded as the gold standard of medical research—a cornerstone of modern healthcare that ensures the safety and efficacy of the drugs society relies on.

These trials, conducted under the most rigorous scientific conditions, are meant to safeguard patients, advance medical knowledge, and separate effective treatments from those that don’t work.

Clinical trials seem like a triumph of science over uncertainty. Through carefully controlled studies, researchers can evaluate how a drug works in the body, uncover potential side effects and determine whether it’s better than existing treatments.

• And according to mainstream science, they’ve given us life-saving cancer therapies, vaccines that have eradicated diseases, and antibiotics that transformed modern medicine.

To the public, clinical trials represent the ultimate safeguard—a guaran…