Pharma Companies Are Suspending Trials In Russia - But For Practical More Than Ethical Reasons

Sanctions Block Payments For Studies

While pharma is keen to condemn Russia’s aggression, suspension of trials is for practical reasons, and not a punishment of the country’s patients.

Kyiv Medical Supplies March 2022
Medical supplies at a territorial defense unit in Kyiv , Ukraine, 17 March • Source: Getty Images

Many of the pharma industry’s biggest companies have over the last week added to their condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by declaring a halt to investment in the country and suspension of clinical trials.

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