Health research, fair benefits and access to medicines.

Full Abstract

Access to medicines within the context of health research is viewed as a negotiation for 'fair benefits" where it is judged by the host country that access to medicines is the most important and desirable benefit. Research ethics committees in the host country, both local and central, are set to be key players in that determination. However, access to medicines, or "reasonable availability" of medicines in research ethics guidelines, may be difficult to achieve in practice. In extreme cases, the problem of access to medicines may need to be viewed as a global problem, beyond the negotiations within the fair benefits framework.

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Author information

Author/s: Lertsithichai, Panuwat (P);

Affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. raplt(-atsign-)mahidol.ac.th

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet (J Med Assoc Thai), published in Thailand. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Apr; vol 89 (issue 4) : pp 558-64

Dates: Created 2006/05/15; Completed 2006/06/14; Revised 2008/11/21;

PMID: 16696406, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Biomedical Research - ethics; standards
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
Drug Prescriptions
Ethics Committees, Research

Ethics Committees, Research
Ethics, Research
Health Services Accessibility - ethics
Humans
Social Justice

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