A petty fine of just 5,000 rupees ($94) each on 12 doctors for conducting secret drug trials on children and patients with learning disabilities has triggered an outcry among Indian activists.
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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.
"The Madhya Pradesh government has now slapped a nominal 5,000-rupee penalty on the 12 government doctors who were involved in the bizarre case," he said. "The penalty was for their failure to inform about the trials."
"All drug trials were performed on patients who had gone to these government hospitals for routine treatment. It's a criminal offence to put them under drug trials without their consent."
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.
The doctors, two of whom denied any wrong-doing to AFP, are alleged to have been paid by companies to conduct trials in the central city of Indore on drugs to treat sexual dysfunction and other problems.
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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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Several drugs are either banned or withdrawn after introduction in the market.
Several drugs are either banned or withdrawn after introduction in the market.
