Dislike Of 'Big Pharma' Reaches A New Level

For years, polls have told us that Americans view pharmaceutical companies as a bunch of price-gouging scoundrels. Now, a Kaiser Family Foundation survey suggests this attitude has begun to color the way consumers view the companies’ products and services.

In the poll, 78 percent of adults concede that prescription drugs developed during the past 20 years have exerted a “positive impact” on Americans’ health and quality of life. (Thirteen percent said those drugs have had a “negative impact.”)