Greek authorities probe illegal clinical studies on elderly people

Prosecutors in Greece are investigating claims that elderly people have been used for clinical studies without their knowledge.

According to a leaked report by health inspectors, residents of an old people's home in Athens were allegedly used in a clinical study on their cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations without their written consent.

It alleged that other clinical trials, including a study on the resistance of pneumococcus to penicillin, were also carried out on dozens of residents, again without their knowledge.

The studies were allegedly funded by a drug …