2 Do the clinical trials in the United States. Even though it will certainly be more expensive and time consuming, you'll feel as if you're living up to the part of the Hippocratic oath that instructs you to 'prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgement and never do harm to anyone'. Dr Abraham Hassan knew that he couldn't put off the decision any longer. AH Biotech, the Bound Brook, New Jersey-based company started by this psychiatrist-turned-entrepreneur, had developed a novel drug that seemed to promise long-term relief from panic attacks. If it gained approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it would be the company's first product. It was now time for large-scale clinical trials. But where should AH Biotech conduct those tests?

David Berger, who headed up research and development, was certain he already knew the answer to that question: Albania. 'Look, doing these trials in Albania will be quicker, easier, and a lot cheaper than doing them in the States', he pointed out. 'What's not to like?'