India, a clinical trial hub – A Perspective
Dr. Rohini P. Jagtap | Medical Journal of Western India | Vol 41, Issue 1 | Feb 2013 Read full article Continue reading
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Compensation for trial-related injury: does simplicity compromise fairness?
Mala Ramanathan, P. Sankara Sarma, Udaya S. Mishra | Indian Journal of Medical Ethics | Vol 9, No 4 (2012) Introduction India’s regulatory framework for research ethics is two pronged. Schedule Y of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, of the… Continue reading
‘Guinea pig’ fear after trial cloud on three hospitals – Institutes accused of violating guidelines
G. S. Mudur | The Telegraph | 26 November 2012 Three hospitals in India violated clinical guidelines while testing a drug on patients with heart disease in a trial that a medical expert said also illustrates how India’s lax regulatory… Continue reading
The social function of clinical equipoise
Jonathan Kimmelman | Clinical Trials: Journal of the Society for Clinical Trials | October 2012 | Vol. 9 No. 5, 630-631 The principle of clinical equipoise was first articulated in 1987 by Benjy Freedman. Briefly, the principle holds that trials should… Continue reading
Inadequacies of Clinical Trial Regulations in India
Ashna Ashesh, Zubin Dash | 5 NUJS L. Rev. 379 (2012) Read full article Continue reading
Clinical trial participants: Guinea pigs or informed volunteers?
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Clinical Research Network | 2012 | Source: The Guardian Volunteers involved with clinical trials are not human guinea pigs, but patients taking an active role in their healthcare, aiming to improve the quality… Continue reading