AIDS, activism, and ethics.
From the treatment IND to drug importation, to the parallel track and beyond, AIDS advocates have largely succeeded in doing what earlier FDA critics were unable to do: take more decisions out of the hands of government and the research establishment and cede them to patients and their physicians. The profound ethical and clinical implications are discussed.
Rothman
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Center for the Study of Society Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Edgar
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015507:Drugs, Investigational; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
D015507:Drugs, Investigational