But that requirement in and of itself also seems to support the previous supposition that we are not being served well by the process.
Seems that an autopsy, while perhaps not being able to prove drug induced death, should be capable of determine if death cause is not related to drug ingestion.
Does that mean if a member of the drug group dies and a member of the control group dies it is not a side effect of the drug?

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There's a rather bizarre reason for this. Manufacturer's are required to show as a side effect any reaction which test subjects had while taking the medication, even if it cannot be shown that the medication was responsible! Unless they can show absolutely that the medication did not cause or contribute to the side effect, they must list it. Trying to track down every minor complaint that test subjects make would be prohibitively expensive. It's easier to just record their results as possible side effects.