Drug intoxication defense breaks new South Carolina legal ground: Pittman /Zoloft trial

Drug intoxication defense breaks new South Carolina legal ground: Pittman /Zoloft trial Sun, 13 Feb 2005 In South Carolina, temporary insanity does not influence punishment. If found guilty of murder – whether by reason of insanity or not, the sentence is 30 years to life with no parole. Defense attorneys…

Human Pesticide Experiment: The Slippery Slope – Sunday Herald

September 9, 2002 Human Pesticide Experiment: The Slippery Slope – Sunday Herald Note: more info. available on AHRP’s human pesticide experiment page. FYI Pesticide experiments are unethical because human beings are exposed to poisonous substances. Because there is absolutely no potential therapeutic purpose, such experiments violate the Nuremberg Code. The…

Ethical Violations and Investigations Today

Ethical Violations / Investigations Today Congressional Investigations Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) Letters of Determination: http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/detrm_letrs/lindex.htm Office of Protection from Research Risks* (OPRR) List of Compliance Oversight Investigations Resulting in Restrictions or Actions to federally licensed Institutions between 1990 – 2000. *Reorganized in 2000 as OHRP Mar 30: AHRP…

FDA Accepts Adverse Drug Reaction Reports from Consumers

FDA Accepts Adverse Drug Reaction Reports from Consumers Sun, 22 Jun 2003 Doctors report only 1% to 10% of adverse drug reactions experienced by their patients to FDA’s MedWatch service. The FDA has extended an invitation to the public to submit adverse drug reaction reports directly to the agency: http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/report/consumer/consumer.htm…