Tens Of Thousands Of Impoverished AIDS Patients Left Without Treatment As Drug Is Quietly Recalled

Low-Key Recall of AIDS Drug Hits World’s Poor

New York Times ELISABETH ROSENTHAL July 22, 2007 10:54 PM
A total recall of an important AIDS drug widely used in developing countries has disrupted treatment for tens of thousands of the world's poorest patients, with no clear word from the manufacturer on when shipments will resume.
The recall of the drug, Viracept, by Roche Pharmaceuticals of Switzerland, went largely unnoticed in the developed world when it was announced in early June, after the company had discovered that some batches made at its Swiss plant contained a dangerous chemical. But...