DocArchive (1983): Birth of a Pill – Testing New Drugs on Human Beings




Documentary on One - RTÉ Documentaries show

Summary: An investigation into the ICP, a firm in America and Ireland that tests new drugs on volunteer healthy humans, before being used on people with diseases. Doctors, Professors of medicine, pharmacologists, nurses, workers and volunteers for drug testing are included in an exploration of the processes and reasons for testing these new drugs. The protocols of the drug trials are explained and there’s a visit to the laboratory. (First Broadcast 1983)