The consequences of Pfizer’s administration of Trovan trovafloxacin), an experimental antibiotic, during a 1996 meningitis outbreak in Kano State, Nigeria. The drug had not yet received approval from the US FDA when Pfizer reportedly treated around 200 children, which allegedly resulted in several deaths and permanent deformities among survivors. This trial resulted in the deaths … Continue reading The Trovan Case in Nigeria: Ethical Violations, Consequences, and Lessons Learned with Pfizer’s Experimental Drug