Concar, David,
A Bitter Pill. David Concar. - Amnesty Now, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 71, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: A Bitter Pill, Summer 2003; pp. 10+.
"Shoe and clothing companies were among the first to seek out the cheap labor, tax breaks, and looser regulations of developing countries in the recent wave of globalization. Pharmaceutical companies discovered that they, too, could save money and time by moving the costliest part of their business--clinical trials--overseas." (AMNESTY NOW) The author examines the practices of pharmaceutical companies and suggests that the "side effects of globalizing human experimentation may include questionable ethics, preventable deaths and violations of international agreements."
1522-3221;
Eli Lilly and Company
Pfizer Inc.
Clinical trials
Drugs--Testing
Globalization
Human experimentation in medicine
Medical care--Developing countries
Pharmaceutical ethics
Pharmaceutical industry
AC1.S5
050
A Bitter Pill. David Concar. - Amnesty Now, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 71, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: A Bitter Pill, Summer 2003; pp. 10+.
"Shoe and clothing companies were among the first to seek out the cheap labor, tax breaks, and looser regulations of developing countries in the recent wave of globalization. Pharmaceutical companies discovered that they, too, could save money and time by moving the costliest part of their business--clinical trials--overseas." (AMNESTY NOW) The author examines the practices of pharmaceutical companies and suggests that the "side effects of globalizing human experimentation may include questionable ethics, preventable deaths and violations of international agreements."
1522-3221;
Eli Lilly and Company
Pfizer Inc.
Clinical trials
Drugs--Testing
Globalization
Human experimentation in medicine
Medical care--Developing countries
Pharmaceutical ethics
Pharmaceutical industry
AC1.S5
050