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2 Paths of Bayer Drug in 80's: Riskier One Steered Overseas (2003) (nytimes.com)
2 points by vezycash on May 23, 2018 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Summary:

In the 1980s Bayer knowingly sold HIV contaminated medicine to Asia and Latin America, while selling a new safer version in the West.

When questioned, Bayer said they, "behaved responsibly, ethically and humanely" in selling the old product overseas.




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