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Author:

Shah, Sonia.

Title:

The body hunters : testing new drugs on the world's poorest patients / Sonia Shah.

Publisher:

Distributed by W.W. Norton,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

xiii, 242 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Pharmaceutical policy--Developing countries.
Pharmaceutical industry--Corrupt practices--Developing countries.
Drugs--Prescribing--Developing countries.
Drug utilization--Developing countries.
Medical ethics.
Médicaments--Politique gouvernementale--Pays en voie de développement.
Industrie pharmaceutique--Pratiques déloyales--Pays en voie de développement.
Médicaments--Prescription--Pays en voie de développement.
Médicaments--Usage--Pays en voie de développement.
Éthique médicale.
Geneesmiddelen.
Farmaceutische industrie.
Testmethoden.
Ontwikkelingslanden.
Medische ethiek.
Clinical Trials as Topic--ethics.
Developing Countries.
Drug Approval.
Drug Industry--ethics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-232) and index.

Contents:

1. Clinical trials go global -- 2. The placebo control -- 3. Growing the pharma monolith -- 4. Uncaging the guinea pig -- 5. HIV and the second-rate solution -- 6. South Africa : drug trials and AIDS denialism -- 7. Outsourcing to India : the one billion body politic -- 8. Calibrating ethical codes -- 9. The emperor has no clothes : the vagaries of informed consent -- 10. Tipping the scales.

ISBN:

9781565849129
1565849124

LCCN:

2005058394

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

VKPE334 -- Oelwein Public Library (Oelwein)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

CZPD706 -- West Liberty Public Library (West Liberty)