Double standards in medical research in developing countries / Ruth Macklin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Macklin, Ruth, 1938- author.

Series:

Cambridge law, medicine, and ethics ; 2.

Cambridge law, medicine, and ethics ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--Research--Developing countries.

Medical care.

Medical ethics--Developing countries.

Medical ethics.

Public health--Research--Developing countries.

Public health.

Public health--Research.

Medical care--Research.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 280 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

This book examines the ethical controversies that have surrounded the design and conduct of international medical research sponsored by industrialized countries or industry, and carried out in developing countries. The chief concern is that research subjects in developing countries may be exploited because sponsors of research employ double standards. One debate focuses on whether the standard of care provided to subjects of medical research in developing countries should be the same as what research subjects receive in North America and Europe. Other concerns are whether the process of obtaining informed consent in developing countries is adequate, and whether prior ethical review of research meets standards that are well established in the industrialized world. Recent international developments show that essential medications can be made affordable and accessible to developing countries, and that double standards need not prevail.

Contents:

International research contested: controversies and debates

Maintaining ethical standards in research

Striving for justice in research

Avoiding exploitation

providing safeguards: informed consent and review of research

Making drugs affordable

Respecting, protecting, and fulfilling human rights

Striving for a single standard.

Notes:

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Print version:

ISBN:

9780511495359

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