Document Abstract
Published:
2009
Searching for patients: Norwegian testing of pharmaceuticals and treatment methods in developing countries
The ethics of pharmaceutical trials in developing countries
In Norway there have been two Norwegian companies that have tested their products in developing countries. A-Viral tested AIDS medications in 300 HIV/AIDS-positive persons in Uganda in 1997-1998 and in 13 such persons in the Philippines in 2000-2002. The company NorChip tested equipment for diagnosing cervical cancer in 340-350 women in civil-wardevastated Congo in 2003. This report presents the patients' stories, and examines the ethics of the companies' practices.
The final chapter is an interview with Sonia Shah, the Canadian author of the book The Body
Hunters, about how she thinks the dilemmas of trials should be solved.
The final chapter is an interview with Sonia Shah, the Canadian author of the book The Body
Hunters, about how she thinks the dilemmas of trials should be solved.
