Healthy Skepticism Library item: 2411

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Publication type: Journal Article

Daikos GK.
Ethical dilemmas encountered during clinical drug trials.
Int J Antimicrob Agents 2004 Jul; 24:(1):24-31
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T7H-4CMHWSF-2&_coverDate=07%2F31%2F2004&_alid=309771980&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_qd=1&_cdi=5059&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=a39ea5f611120e36cb595ba331e785fc

Abstract:

Ethical standards have a basis in antiquity and changes in practice need to be measured by moral considerations that are slower to change. This paper considers present day ethical problems in clinical trials—especially in infection, conflict of interest, financing of scientific studies and publishing (or non-publishing) of the results

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MeSH Terms: Clinical Trials/ethics* Conflict of Interest Developing Countries Drug Industry Drug Therapy* Humans Informed Consent Patient Selection