I believe there is more scrutiny in the pharmaceutical industry simply because it is a much larger industry. This means many more companies with many more products for the FDA to regulate. Since Pharmaceuticals affect many more people and also involve products that may have far more subtle complications compared to an implant or other biomedical device, they have the potential to adversely affect many more people. It is for these reasons that I think that pharmaceutical products require more regulation compared to biomedical devices.