"Triconex is a pill looking for a disease" Bill Barkovitz Sr. During the 1980's, catastrophic industrial accidents at Bhopal and Chernobyl caused public outrage and increased government oversight. The ISA SP84 committee was formed in 1984 provide safety standards. Patients soon began taking their medicine, and by 1989, Triconex was the number one safety perscription on the market.