Monday, May 21, 2007

Nigerian state sues Pfizer

Nigerian state sues Pfizer over 'deformity' drug (AFP)

Pfizer headquarters on 42nd Street in New York.  Nigeria's largest state has sued US drug firm Pfizer for allegedly using 200 children as "guinea pigs" for a drug test in 1996 that led to multiple deaths and deformities, officials said Sunday.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)AFP - Nigeria's largest state has sued US drug firm Pfizer for allegedly using 200 children as "guinea pigs" for a drug test in 1996 that led to multiple deaths and deformities, officials said Sunday.


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