A two-year investigation by The Lever found the FDA approved hundreds of drugs over the last several decades with little to no evidence that they work. The investigation found that many of the approved drugs that provided no benefit were allowed to stay on the market, despite evidence that they cause serious harm.

(Children's Health Defense) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved hundreds of drugs over the last several decades with little to no evidence that they work, according to a new investigation by The Lever.

Many of the drugs are permitted to stay on the market, despite ample evidence that they don't work and that they cause serious and irreparable harm.

The Lever's two-year investigation into the FDA-approved drugs analyzed government reports, internal FDA documents, investigators' notes, congressional testimony, court records and more than 100 interviews with researchers, federal officials and patients.