the company’s violations of children in poor areas of Argentina vaccine trials
Xinhua Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 3, the judge dismissed the UK 3 Glaxo SmithKline appeals, the company’s violations of children in poor areas of Argentina vaccine trials , the decision to impose a 400,000 pesos (about combined $ 93,000 ) fine .
In the years between 2007 and 2008 , Glaxo SmithKline , and two doctors in Argentina ‘s San Diego – del Estero , Mendoza and San Juan provinces of the 14,000 children in poor families the prevention of community-acquired pneumonia vaccine trials , nine of whom participated in vaccine trials in vaccinated children died shortly after .
This incident came to light , the Argentine State Pharmaceutical , Food and Medical Technology Administration immediately to investigate . Survey, although there is no evidence that these children’s deaths and the vaccine , but the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline vaccine trials in Argentina, there are irregularities . Doctors failed to explain the children’s parents details and possible side effects of vaccination , they can not lead to the potential risks of vaccination to make a comprehensive assessment . Part of the signed consent of the parents have not yet reached the age of Argentine law ; part of the document signed by the parents are illiterate , do not read the agreement ; even an agreement was made by a mentally ill mother signed.
To this end , Argentina’s national pharmaceutical , food and medical Technology Authority decided to impose a pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline 400,000 peso fine , two doctors per person to participate in vaccine trials to pay 30 million pesos (about $ 69,800 ) of fines.
Glaxo SmithKline Court of Appeal to the Argentine economy , that the vaccines were the EU 85 countries and regions , including the approval , there is no security problem . However, the judge hearing the case of Argentina马尔塞罗阿Kun Siji GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceutical company dismissed the appeal , found that the vaccine trials in Argentina procedures for irregularities and fraud , maintain the Argentina national pharmaceutical , food and medical technology Administration of punishment results.
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