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victimes à leur corps dépendant

English translation: against their will

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10:09 Jan 4, 2012

French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Mediator drug scandal

French term or phrase: victimes à leur corps dépendant

I can see the meaning but how could it be phrased?
Here is the contexte:

Ce médicament est devenu un blockbuster pour le laboratoire et une prescription de confort très demandée chez les médecins, tout en étant labellisée par les organes de régulation sanitaire. Au point d’oublier rapidement sa composition réelle et qu’il était prescrit largement pour un effet secondaire (le coupe faim) alors qu’il avait normalement pour objet principal de traiter le diabète.

Un nouvel ordre établi s’est instauré autour de ce médicament avec la complicité implicite de l’ensemble des parties prenantes à sa commercialisation (le laboratoire, l’organe de régulation et certains médecins même si ces derniers s’estiment victimes à leur corps dépendant). L’effet retard de la toxicité du médicament et la difficulté à établir des relations de cause à effet entre cette toxicité et des décès épars en France et en Europe (sauf dans quelques pays éclairés tels que l’Espagne, qui en interdisaient la commercialisation) ont permis sa distribution pendant de nombreuses années.

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Local time: 18:20

English translation:against their will

Explanation:
http://www.expressio.fr/expressions/a-son-corps-defendant.ph...

unwittingly

despite themselves

in spite of themselves

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Note added at 5 mins (2012-01-04 10:14:52 GMT)
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Sorry Drmanu49, we must have posted almost simultaneously.

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Note added at 6 mins (2012-01-04 10:15:23 GMT)
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It is a typo

Selected response from:

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 18:20

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5 +1

against their will

Conor McAuley

4 +1

typo for défendant : against their will.

Drmanu49

unwitting victims

SJLD

Discussion entries: 7

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5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

against their will

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 18:20
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: it was a typo

9 mins confidence:

unwitting victims

Explanation:
In other words, they were also led astray by the manufacturer.

SJLD
Local time: 18:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 1777

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

typo for défendant : against their will.

Explanation:
www.expressio.fr/expressions/a-son-corps-defendant.php
21 janv. 2008 – Ils sautaient, ils sautaient toute la journée, les vieux, les jeunes, les enfants. Il mangeaient et buvaient aussi et, pas à leur corps défendant. ...

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Contre son gré, à regret, à contrecoeur, malgré soi.

dictionary.reverso.net/.../à%20leur%20corps%20défendant - États-Unis
à leur corps défendant adv. against their will.

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or due to voluntarily misleading or inadequate information in this case.

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Note added at 48 minutes (2012-01-04 10:57:45 GMT)
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Could also have the meaning of hostage in this case, meaning they were held captive by the false or inadequate information for the fulfilment of a condition, to sell the drug.

Drmanu49
Local time: 18:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 2125

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