Australia, Bag Packers are Subject to a New Medicine Test

According to 16th, Sydney Morning Herald, In Australia, one of multi-national pharmaceutical companies has practiced clinic test to bag packers who need money seriously, and the company paid 2,000 Australian dollars at maximum (1.37 million Won).

The company has advertised to collect candidates on daily papers or TNT Magazine that is very popular to the bag packers. The bag packers are the subjects of a new medicine of asthma and Parkinson` s disease.

An English Steve Heeky(26) participated in the test in September of last year through the advertising on TNT Magazine said " 8 of 12 candidates were bag packers and the company knows very well that bag packers will do whatever is if it guarantee money."

Why do bag packers willingly participate in the test? He explained ` Bag packers are optimistic, and they don`t mind about the possibility of by-product by the medicine after 10 years."

A member of Parliament of New South Wales, Camerin Merhpy noticed " it is very difficult to take legal action against the by-product after a few of the test." For the notice, the spokesman of the company admitted the possibility of the by-product due to the test. However he advocated that the company kept the standard set by medical experts.

Hye-Yoon Park parkhyey@donga.com