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Archive Home > 2012 > September > 30 > Russians line up to be human guinea pigs

Russians line up to be human guinea pigs

• Pharmaceutical companies pursuing drug trials find a gold mine of volunteers, many of whom sign up for a chance at medical care that’s otherwise unobtainable

By Andrew E. Kramer • New York Times News Service / The Bulletin
September 30, 2012

Like a dream patient conjured up in the boardroom of a pharmaceutical company, the Russian grandmother accepted the risks of the drug she was taking without complaint and cheerily endured even extraordinary side effects. As a test subject in a Russian clinical trial for an experimental weight....

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