Clinical Trials in Latin America: Where Ethics and Business Clash

1. Introduction
Nuria Homedes, Antonio Ugalde

2. A Review and Critique of International Ethical Principles
Nuria Homedes, Antonio Ugalde

3. Globalization and Clinical Research in Latin America
Nuria Homedes, Antonio Ugalde

4. The Regulatory Framework and Case Studies from Argentina
Antonio Ugalde, Nuria Homedes

5. Politics and Clinical Trials in the Province of Cordoba
Antonio Ugalde, Nuria Homedes

6. Brazil: The System for the Protection of Voluntary Participants in Research
Corina Bontempo Duca Freitas, William Saad Hossne, Susie Dutra

7. Progress and Challenges of Clinical Research with New Medications in Brazil
Corina Bontempo Duca Freitas, Bruno R. Schlemper

8. A Small Country for Big Pharma: Costa Rica
Antonio Ugalde, Nuria Homedes

9. Cervical Cancer and the Development of HPV Vaccines in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Nuria Homedes, Antonio Ugalde

10. Ethical Guidelines for Clinical Trials in Mexico: Theory and Practice
Emma Verástegui, Edith Váldez-Martínez

11. Who Decides? Informed Consent for Cancer Patients in Mexico
Alonso Cerdán, Alejandro González-Arreola, Emma Verástegui

12. A View from Inside: Regulation and Ethical Conflicts in Peru
Gabriela E. Minaya-Martínez, Susy Y. Olave-Quispe, Duilio J. Fuentes-Delgado

13. Conclusion
Antonio Ugalde, Nuria Homedes

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics, Health Economics, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Ethics