Healthy Skepticism Library item: 18712

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Publication type: Journal Article

Friedman JA, Alkhateeb W
Exporting Exploitation: The Dumping of U. Banned Pharmaceuticals in LDC's
Int Q Community Health Educ 1981 Jan 1; 2:(4):289-99
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20841092

Abstract:

United States pharmaceutical companies are marketing or manufacturing drugs in less developed countries which add hazards to the diseases they are intended to control. For many pharmaceutical companies the financial benefits outweigh any possible risks. In many cases U.S. export laws and other nations’ import laws are not enforced and people are denied their right to be provided with full unbiased disclosure of all medications they are considering consenting to.