the other problem david was facing was that the drug companies had grown in size and power.there were now a staggering number of interested parties attached to its successes and failures , and many of them were not even connected directly with the companies themselves.as more and more people in public office began to benefit from the financial success of pharmaceuticals , pressure had become hard bearing on the fda to approve various medications , whether or not they had met all requirements.the casualties that had been left in the wake of fda and political sellout had been manageable up to this point.david wondered how long the walls of grace could contain these potential disasters before there was a massive flood .