Bruce knew more about the pharmaceutical industry. Generally speaking, pharmaceutical companies did not want trouble either. If things got too excessive—if people started dropping dead like flies shortly after switching to a new drug—the victims' families would definitely sue. With so many deaths in front of them, the jury might rule against the company.
So, new drugs might reduce the medicine's effectiveness or contain trace amounts of harmful substances, but they would not be like poison that killed someone the moment they took a sip. At the very least, it would take six months to a year of use. And patients whose conditions were not too severe and whose constitutions were stronger might be fine even after taking it, suffering only a little more. That made lawsuits harder to win.
The few new pills in his hand were the same. They were definitely harmful, but they did not take effect that quickly. Unless the person was already at death's door—if their heart could no longer beat on its own, they might die after just two pills. If they had previously been in relatively stable condition, it would take at least half a year of medication before symptoms appeared.
Ron thought about it and realized it did not add up. Dr. O'Dell had indeed died not long after changing medications. So the drugs were not the main problem?
Ron's mind was a mess now, and he could not quite analyze it anymore. So he told Bruce everything. After thinking for a moment, Bruce said, "The drugs may have played an assisting role, but they were not the main culprit. Think carefully about what happened that day."
Ron narrowed his eyes at him. Bruce said, "I don't know exactly what happened with your friend, but I can tell you that during the