In a bid to regulate the booming clinical trial market, the Union Health Ministry of India has revealed that it will be reviewing the Bill for Research on Human Subjects with a new draft expected to be readied by the end of next month.
According to consultancy firm Ernst and Young, the clinical trial market in India has an annual growth rate of 30 percent and is currently valued at Rs1,400 crore. While the country is fast becoming the preferred destination to conduct clinical trials, a strong law to regularize such trials is absent.
Clinical Trials | Drug Trials - Types Protocol Development and Approval FAQs
Clinical trials are experiments that yield useful information to clinicians if a particular treatment is of any value to a patient.
Clinical trials are experiments that yield useful information to clinicians if a particular treatment is of any value to a patient.
“If any violations occur in trials here, the punishment should be as stringent as it is in other countries where these (multinational drug) companies do research. Human dignity in research is something we will tackle in this Bill”, Katoch added.
Clinical Trials - Early History
Many of the drugs that are used today have been discovered by chance or often by mere serendipity
Many of the drugs that are used today have been discovered by chance or often by mere serendipity
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Clinical Trials and Its different Phases
Clinical trials serve as a vital component for improving the treatment of medical conditions as they lead to higher standards of patient care.
Clinical trials serve as a vital component for improving the treatment of medical conditions as they lead to higher standards of patient care.
