Clinical Trial Deaths: Top Countries and New Drug Guinea Pig Patients

India is just one of many developing countries used by leading Western pharmaceutical companies, which spent £40bn in 2010 on research and development. Globally, it is estimated around 120,000 trials are taking place in 178 countries.

India

1. 668 deaths were reported in 2010
2. 438 in 2011
3. 211 deaths till June 2012

In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad said a total of 1,954 persons died from 2009 till June 2012 due to “serious adverse events of death” in clinical trials.

1. South Korea – 2,861
2. China – 2,520
3. Taiwan – 2,367
4. Brazil – 2,521
5. Russia – 1,776
6. India – 1,727
7. Mexico – 1,488
8. South Africa – 1,346
9. Argentina – 1,223
10. Puerto Rico – 1,231
11. Thailand – 958
12. Turkey – 893
13. Romania (876)
14. Ukraine – 722
15. Chile – 663
16. Peru (494)
17. Phillipines – 487
18. Iran – 387
19. Egypt – 274
20. Uganda – 163
21. Malawi (61)
22. Kazakhstan (15)

Top Indian Political Parties by Income: Donations to Elections

1. Indian National Congress (INC) – Rs 1,660 crore

2. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) – Rs 1,226 crore

3. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – Rs 852 crore

4. Communist Party of India (Marxist) – CPI(M) – Rs 335 crore

5. Samajwadi Party – Rs 200 crore

6. National Congress Party (NCP) – Rs 140 crore

7. Communist Party of India (CPI) – ?

8. Janata Dal (United) – JD(U) – ?

9. All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) – ?

10. Janata Dal (Secular) – JD(S) – Rs 4.63 crore

Madurai Lok Sabha Constituency: Complaints given by the CPI(M)

CPI(M) candidate P. Mohan is pitted against the DMK candidate and Chief Minister M Karunanidhi’s son M K Azaghiri in Madurai.

1. Complaint against distribution of consumer goods to voters by the DMK (dated 03.03.2009)

2. Complaint against conducting Medical camp in the name of birthday celebration of the DMK candidate (03.03.2009)

3. Complaint against the District Election Officer for not taking action against violation of model code of conduct (05.03.2009)

4. Complaint against bulk applications for inclusion in the voters list (20.03.2009)

5. Complaint against distribution of cash, sarees etc to the voters by the DMK and distribution of cash to self help groups (28.03.2009)

6. Complaint against distribution of money to the voters by the DMK (31.03.2009)

7. Complaint against using the marriage halls for preparing pockets of cash by the DMK (03.04.2009)

8. Complaint on utilising places of worship for electoral campaign by DMK candidate (08.04.2009)

9. Complaint by Nanmaran MLA (Communist Party of India (Marxist)) for changing the District Collector of Madurai for his partisan behaviour (15.04.2009)

10. Complaint of inaction by the police against the murderous attack on Mr.Vijaya Rajan party member (15.04.2009)

11. Complaint against disruption of CPI (M) election meeting by DMK men (16.04.2009)

12. Complaint against misuse of police machinery to arrest our cadres on false complaints by the ruling party (16.04.2009)

13. Complaint against inaction by the police against the murderous attack on Mr.Nanmaran MLA (17.04.2009)

14. Complaint against misuse of office by the Public Relations Officer for electoral campaigns of the DMK candidate (18.04.2009)

15. Complaint against distribution of ‘tokens’ to the voters by the DMK men in Madurai Lok Sabha constituency (22.04.2009).