Shocking Secrets about Clinical Trials: 2,061 Trial-Related Deaths. Yet Only 22 Were Compensated
Clinical research on humans is regarded as an essential component of drug research and development.
It is only after successfully being tested on people that drugs are supposed to be brought to market, but how can it be ethical to use people as guinea pigs in drug trials without fully informing them of what consequences they may face?
Typically such trials are only undertaken after there is evidence from animal experiments that the drugs are “safe and effective” …but this is far from a foolproof method by which to gauge safety.
Unfortunately, many die or are seriously injured after taking part in drug trials, and, worse still, only a fraction are ever compensated.
Thousands of People in India Died During Drug Trials
India is a popular place for drug clinical trials; the volunteer pool is huge and, for drug companies, the cost is low. In many cases, drug companies persuade the poor, illiterate, uneducated or tribal members to be their “willing” participants. But what’s the price for the trial participants who enter the testing?
Medical rights activist Anand Rai filed a Right to Information query to get data about drug-trial-related deaths and adverse events from the Drug Controller-General of India. It was revealed that more than 2,000 people in India died as a result of serious adverse events (SAEs) caused during drug trials from 2008-2011.
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