yes, it must be compared to something else, to put it in context

if for example 250,000 people would die from waiting for a drug to come out because of extra red tape to "make it safe", it's not worth the red tape

and it's also relevant to context if people are not being alarmed at the deaths of others needlessly when they could be saved for peanuts

people don't care about others' suffering until it happens to them or their families, so they are not going to "do" anything about drug companies' regulations, especially in light of the fact that they don't do anything about their governments taxing them to death, or using their tax money to kill people in other countries

ultimately, what suggestions do you have to make drugs more safe? have a campaign for the sick not to take drugs? that's certainly not the FDA's responsibility, nor their mandate
do you suggest more red tape? perhaps 10 years more of efficacy studies of a new drug tested on who? prisoners? the third world? pharmaceuticals can only be tested to a degree before putting it out for public consumption in a population because some of the conditions cannot realistically be tested... they are already tested on various animal models and test subjects... in the public, there are many other conditions that can cause adverse outcome, like genetic intolerance, allergies, use with contraindications, using the wrong dosage, misdiagnosis of the problem, etc.
the process is already quite expensive and many beneficial drugs cannot be brought to market because of the red tape and politics... I don't think there can be any realistic improvement on this