Clinical trials - seniors beware!!!
@allknowing (153529)
India
August 19, 2012 12:06am CST
Did you know that patients are used for clinical trials? There is a nexus between doctors and pharmaceutical companies that makes it possible to conduct clinical trials before launching a new product with or without the knowledge of the patient. If the patient is aware of the trials and the patient dies then they are compensated but seniors get little or no compensation!!
Do you think that it is proper to conduct clinical trials and treating seniors as guinea pigs?
1 response
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
22 Aug 12
Oh no..noway I think that it it right to do trials on people without their knowledge or consent. It is very unfortunate that there is and has been so much of that. People deserve the right to choose. In my opinion, seniors especially deserve to be treated without worrying about whether or not they are guinea pigs. They deserve to have a bit of comfort and peace.
@allknowing (153529)
• India
22 Aug 12
You will notice this in hospitals attached to medical colleges. I think not informing patients is common and must stop. Seniors are mostly the target as in the eyes of the medical fraternity, they have lived their life and why not use them to better the world!
