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Several clinical research organisations have started to accept volunteers from the disad

Taking a serious view of alleged use of human beings as guinea pigs for clinical trials by drug companies, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and various states governments to reply to the allegation.

The Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, a major hospital participating in clinical trials in the country, is doing this with the consent of patients, according to hospital sources.

Since th

There’s widespread scare over clinical trials and their impact on ill-informed patients, who are often victims of circumstances than willing collaborators in research. This was foreseen long back, whi

The All India Drugs Control Officers Confederation (AIDCOC) has demanded that the Union health ministry suspend the approval granted to 33 drugs for sale in India with immediate effect, as the approva