Cravings (Fierce Hearts) (27 page)

“Stuff happens in clinical trials, unexpected stuff. That’s the reason for the trial.” Jackson shook his head. “But this was a phase two for the pump. There shouldn’t be this kind of incident.”

“I can get a list from Pretid of all sales. See if I can narrow down a clinical research organization and location that matches the reporting issues.”

Jackson ran his hand through his hair and squinted. “Can Pretid give you access to their subject database? Maybe there is a pattern there that would point to a sales batch or something.”

Casey let out a long breath. The implications of a trial gone amuck were ominous. The Federal Drug Administration took great care to ensure safety in clinical trials and valid results before permitting release of a drug. However, there was a lot of money in creating new drugs, and people who wanted to corrupt the system could, as both he and Jackson knew too well. An angry man had run a fake trial last summer just to get back at Jackson’s father for firing him. No one had died in the process, but a drug with bad side effects had been on its way to being released for prescription use.

“The device is solid. If trial subjects are having health issues, someone has tampered with it. I’ll get right on this.” Playfully, he saluted Jackson.

Jackson glared him. “This is serious, Casey.”

He shrugged. “I know. It’s just been a serious morning.” He wouldn’t tell Jackson that he was managing so many serious things right now he needed to lighten up.

Leaving Jackson’s office, Casey knew a good run tonight was in order.

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