Preliminary communication
Published in: Holistic Approach Environ. 2(2012) 4, pp. 168 – 172
Paper reference number: HAE-32
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ETHICAL ISSUES IN NANOMEDICINE

Bala Krishna Prabhala^*, Jain Dharmendra^**

^* Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

^** Jaypee University of Information Technology, Himachal Pradesh, India

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ABSTRACT

The scientists are moving ahead with their research in nanomedicine but the laws and ethics pertaining to the humanity are lagging behind. It is expected that the time has come to address the social and ethical issues concerning nanomedicine in order to be prepared for the upcoming adverse events.  It has also been fully understood that the toxicological analyses in the animals is not fully representative of humans and the potentials risks associated is still untapped. This short review would briefly address the ethical issues related to nanomedicine to hold a short discussion based on science to assess the safety and efficacy of the nanomedicine.

Keywords: nanomedicine, bioethics, nanoethics
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