June 15, 2009

Anti aging drug test tragedy

A family run pharmaceutical firm, Amro Biotech has been the centre of a police investigation after an employee and daughter of the founder died after testing an unlicensed anti ageing drug developed by the firm.

Yolanda Cox suffered an allergic reaction to the drug known as just B71, it has been developed by the company to treat diabetes and cancer, but an interesting side effect appeared to be that is could reverse the aging process.

A police report was handed to the Crown Prosecution Service, who decided to take no action after the inquest found that she had taken the drug voluntarily, the coroner had no choice but to return a verdict of misadventure.

The General Medical Council are now looking into the case.

Source [Telegraph]