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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Pharmaceutical Research in Developing Countries If you are taking a prescription medicine, there is an 80% chance that it was tested on someone living in a developing country ("Drug Trials: Testing drugs on the most vulnerable") Think about this. Think about this. researchers actively seek countries that can provide them with a high death rate" (The Body Hunters: How the Drug Industry Tests Its Products on the Worlds Poorest Patients). (The Body Hunters: How the Drug Industry Tests Its Products on the Worlds Poorest Patients). Developing Countries "Without Consent: How Drug Companies Exploit Indian 'Guinea Pigs.'" This is the number of "Illiterate patients say they never agreed to take part in trials". Between 2007 and 2010, at least 1,730 people died in India while, or after, participating in drug trials. Why the Developing World? Amid African meningitis epidemic, 200 children were picked to test a drug. 11 died, and their families began a fight for justice ("As Doctors Fought to Save Lives, Pfizer Flew in Drug Trial Team") The Guardian 2000% "The Department of Health and HumanServices reports more than a 2,000 percentincrease in the number of foreign trials for U.S.drugs over the past two decades" (Miller). Be aware of what is going on in your world. Raise awareness for those being taken advantage of. Works Cited"As Doctors Fought To Save Lives, Pfizer Flew In Drug Trial Team." The Guardian [Kano, Nigeria] 9 Dec. 2010: n. pag. www.theguardian.com. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <http://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/dec/09/doctors-fought-save-lives-pfizer- drug>. "Drug Trials: Testing Drugs on the Most Vulnerable." 16 by 9. 28 Jan. 2013. www.youtube.com. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK61pZkIcjM>. "The Body Hunters: How the Drug Industry Tests Its Products on the World's Poorest Patients." Publishers Weekely: n. pag. General OneFile. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DA SORT&inPS=true&prodId=ITOF&userGroupName=j152901&tabID=T003&searchId=R 2&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment=&searchType=BasicSearchForm& currentPosition=4&contentSet=GALE%7CA145528336&&docId=GALE|A145528336& docType=GALE&role=>. "Without Consent: How Drug Companies Exploit Indian 'Guinea Pigs.'" The Independent 14 Nov. 2011: n. pag. The Independent. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/without-consent-how-drugs-companies -exploit-indian-guinea-pigs-6261919.html>. Thank you to Ms. Ryan, for giving us the freedom to be creative. Miller, Tallea. "Explosive Growth in Foreign Drug Testing Raises Ethical Question." Public Broadcasting Service Newshour. N.p., 23 Aug. 2011. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/ sending-us-drug-research-overseas/>.
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