RE: Good thing that SH blocked a few of words...You have only touched the $ aspect of the problem where FDA can possibly be bribed for faster approval but there is another dark side of the problem that I had posted when Noveko applied for FDA and that is the sale of classified information. Once they have all of the technological documents, tests procedures, etc. it is quite easy for anyone to be approached by a bigger company in need of such information. Once the sale is done the initial applicant is delayed for an abnormal lenght of time and many time rejected. In the mean time the other company develops a clone product with minor differences, applies for FDA and bingo they are off to wonderland.