Pfizer blocks its drugs from use in lethal injections -NY Times

Record ID: 103752

  • Title: Pfizer blocks its drugs from use in lethal injections -NY Times
  • Date: 13th May 2016
  • Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE) (REUTERS) VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF PFIZER HEADQUARTERS PFIZER SIGN
  • Embargoed: 28th May 2016 22:10
  • Keywords: Pfizer death penalty United States execution drugs
  • Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK; MCALESTER, OKLAHOMA; AND HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, UNITED STATES AND UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION
  • City: NEW YORK, NEW YORK; MCALESTER, OKLAHOMA; AND HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, UNITED STATES AND UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice
  • Reuters ID: LVA0014HN87RB
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc has imposed controls on its products to ensure that none are used in lethal injections, the New York Times said on Friday (May 13).
    The move shuts off the last remaining source of drugs used in executions, following similar actions by more than 20 U.S. and European drugmakers, the Times said.
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