Healthy Skepticism Library item: 2925

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Publication type: Journal Article

Heller T.
Poor health, rich profits: multinational drug companies and the Third World
Spokesman Books 1977;

Abstract:

A survey of information supplied about the antibiotic chloramphenicol showed that compared to the United Kingdom, three developing countries (Ceylon, Jamaica and Egypt) gave much less safety information and many more indications.

Keywords:
*analysis/United Kingdom/Jamaica/Ceylon/Egypt/developing countries/quality of information/safety & risk information/chloramphenicol/EVALUATION OF PROMOTION: COMPARISON BETWEEN DEVELOPING AND DEVELOPED COUNTRIES/PROMOTION AND HEALTH NEEDS: PROMOTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES