Pfizer Inc. (PFE) said Tuesday it has settled lawsuits stemming from a 1996 clinical trial of the antibiotic Trovan in which 11 Nigerian children died and others suffered health problems.
The New York-based drug maker said the terms of the settlement were confidential. A plaintiffs' attorney in the settlement couldn't be reached.
Pfizer conducted the Trovan trial during in outbreak of cerebral spinal meningitis in Nigeria, with the goal of providing a medicine to treat the disease. Families of the children and the Nigerian government accused the company of experimenting on children without proper consent. Pfizer has maintained it conducted the trial in consultation with Nigerian authorities, and that the deaths were caused by meningitis.
Pfizer previously reached settlements with government bodies in Nigeria.
The latest settlement involves individual plaintiffs who sued Pfizer in the U.S. and Nigeria. Pfizer issued a joint statement with a plaintiffs' attorney, saying the settlement will provide "just compensation for participants in the study and their families."
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Pfizer Settles Lawsuits Over Trovan Clinical Trial In Nigeria | Dow Jones
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