Slashdot Mirror
Testing Drugs on India's Poor
theodp writes to tell us Wired is reporting that a lot of medical research firms are using India's poor as a hot test bed. From the article: "The sudden influx of drug companies to India resembles the gold rush frontier, according to Sean Philpott, managing editor of The American Journal of Bioethics. 'Not only are research costs low, but there is a skilled work force to conduct the trials'"
What ever happened to requesting a grant these days? God forbid she actually has to WORK to EARN that money. Gasp...NO! She must be too good for "Blue Collar" huh.
God damn! What happend to work ethic in this country?
Life is not for the lazy.
> The US/FDA COULD refuse to accept or deny the right to sale to any drug that is tested without adhering to the same restrictions/rules that they would have to in the US. Test subjects would still be cheaper, but at least there would be incentive for treating these people decently.
An incentive for treatingpeople decently would be nice, but seeing how the US is outsourcing its torture, surely outsourcing its drug testing is rather benign, don't you think? At least with randomized trials you have a 50% chance of getting a drug that may help your condidtion, whereas once you - or someone with a similar sounding name - is suspected as a terrorist you seem to have a 100% chance of getting fucked.
no taxation without representation!