title: Remuneration, freedom of choice, professional guinea pig.
abstract: The law of December 20, 1988 states that a participant in a clinical test without direct therapeutic benefit is not entitled to receive remuneration. Professionalism may be the strongest reason for participating. The law prohibits some participants from receiving an indemnity, not on the basis of healthy vs sick discrimination but when a situation of particular vulnerability or dependence has been established.
authors.affiliation: Pierre Fabre Médicament, Direction Médicale R & D, Boulogne, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Demarez
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits