Tuesday, June 26, 2007

A sovereign nation sues Pfizer. $9 billion at stake on July 20.

The Nigerian trial against Pfizer for exploiting children in a Trovan trial is expected to start July 20.

In 1997 Trovan was approved by the FDA to treat certain infections, but not on children, and not for epidemic meningitis. After two years on the market hundreds of reports found the drug to cause liver toxicity and it is no longer sold.

More info here.

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