Sunday, April 13, 2008

Parexel - clinical trials, ain't they a bitch!?




TWO volunteers are in hospital after taking experimental drugs being tested by the company which ran the disastrous "Elephant Man" drug trials two years ago.

The controversial US giant Parexel has been recruiting “guinea-pigs” to test a potentially dangerous new drug designed to help people overcome addictions.

Two have been taken to hospital suffering from potentially deadly conditions after taking nalmefene.

More at The Sunday Express

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Parexel's just the CRO, though - anyone know whose drug it is?

insider said...

If it's Revex, then the company is Baxter.

Anonymous said...

It's Biotie

Anonymous said...

the report is not true

http://www.parexel.com/news_and_events/pressreleases/2008.html?news_id=63872&year=2008&month=4&newspaper_id=63594