Is this Unethical????

jungletime (140) ranked 1,977 out of 30,362 in life

8 months ago

Do you think its unethical to conduct experiments when you know some of the participants won't be receiving the life-saving drug?

I'm not exactly sure how I feel about this. I suppose its ok as long as the subjects know the risk. Then again, people who are desparate take chances and it could be considered as taking advantage of them while volnerable. What are your thoughts?

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kassdaw (306) ranked 7,336 out of 30,362 in life

8 months ago

This is the way I see it, the people agreed to taking the medication. They were explained the risks and warnings.

My concern is that people don't want us to test on animals yet we have discussions like this. If we can't test on animals or people then what are we suppose to do. Drugs need to be tested, people need to make up their minds.

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atacamaval (2307) ranked 2,778 out of 30,362 in life

8 months ago

I think it´s not unethical as long as the participants know the rules. For instance, if some people are recieving a placebo instead of the drug, they should be chosen by chance and not by a person. And they should know there are chances they´will not be taking any drug at all.
In that case, I don´t think that would be taking advantage of them.
Worse than that would be approving a drug that is not well tested.

atacamaval (2307) ranked 2,778 out of 30,362 in life	8 months ago
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