Grade Level: SrH-Adult
Producer: BBC
Closed Captioned: No |
Running Time: 50 mins
Country of Origin: Great Britain
Study Guide: No |
Copyright Date: 2006
Available in French: No
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Behind every breakthrough drug is a multi-billion dollar research programme. We see the benefits in safe, effective and affordable medicine. But somewhere in the world, a group of patients have had to test the new drug to see if it works, to see if it's safe. For that, India has become the location of choice. It's cheaper. It's quicker. But evidence is emerging that some patients don't even realise when they're part of a trial. Drug Trials exposes disturbing breaches of human rights, and asks: are we prepared to accept them if it's helping us to live longer? |
