Clinical Trials in Latin America: Where Ethics and Business Clash (eBook)

Introduction; Núria Homedes and Antonio Ugalde.- A Review and Critique of International Ethical Principles;Núria Homedes and Antonio Ugalde.- Globalization and Clinical Research in Latin America; Núria Homedes and Antonio Ugalde.- The Regulatory Framework and Case Studies from Argentina; Antonio Ugalde and Núria Homedes .- Politics and Clinical Trials in the Province of Cordoba; Antonio Ugalde and Núria Homedes.-  Brazil:  The System for the Protection of Voluntary Participants in Research; Corina Bontempo D de Freitas, William Saad Hossne and Susie Dutra.- Progress and Challenges of Clinical Research with New Medications in Brazil;Corina Bontempo D de Freitas and Bruno Schlemper Junior.- A Small Country for Big Pharma: Costa Rica; Antonio Ugalde and Núria Homedes.- Cervical Cancer and the Development of HPV Vaccines in Guanacaste, Costa Rica; Núria Homedes and Antonio Ugalde.- Ethical Guidelines for Clinical Trials in Mexico:  Theory and Practice; Emma Verástegui and Edith Valdés-Martínez.- Who Decides? Informed Consent among Cancer Patients in México; Alonso Cerdán, Alejandro González and Emma Verástegui.- A View from Inside: Regulation and Ethical Conflicts in Peru; Gabriela Minaya Martínez, Susi Olave Quispe and Duilio Fuentes Delgado.- Conclusion; Antonio Ugalde and Núria Homedes.