title: AIDS, activism, and ethics.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Center for the Study of Society Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Rothman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Edgar
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D015507:Drugs, Investigational