This concerns the faking of data of a certain researcher on his study on the effects of Ritalin on hyperactive children. This is for my subject Health Ethics. Thanks!
2006-10-01 22:08:13 · 2 answers · asked by pharma 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
http://ori.dhhs.gov/misconduct/cases/press_release_poehlman.shtml
i hope this helps you :P
2006-10-01 22:18:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is too vague. Of course, the first answer that comes to mind is: fraud. However, any resulting "crimes" by someone using that data may also be considered the fault of the person stating the fraudulent information. The researcher could be punished both civilly and criminally. First crime COULD be if the researcher was being funded by some entity, such as the government, and falsified data to show progress to continue funding. This boils down to theft or larceny-a criminal offense. Now, a doctor using the medication based on data provided by the research background of medication, causes injury to a patient. It could technically be not the doctor's fault, but the fault of the person who provided the false data. This is a civil charge, unless the courts might want to prosecute for something like negligent manslaughter if the treated patient died. The variables and possibilities are as limitless as the tort attorney's or State's Attorney's imagination for interpreting the law.
2006-10-02 05:22:13 · answer #2 · answered by quntmphys238 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋