Making sex count
In the annals of modern medicine, medical research experiments have always been sexist. The tide is finally turning
Drug trials should be held only in accredited centres: expert panel
Informed consent of patients must, says committee on new drugs and clinical trials approvals
AI throws patent system into turmoil — especially in drug discovery
Artificial intelligence is overturning the conventional idea of intellectual property rights
Small antibiotic developers face huge challenges, need handholding: Experts
Antibiotic developers who spoke at CSE webinar highlighted their challenges related to scientific, financial and regulatory aspects of drug …
Clinical drug trials: health ministry affidavit shows little concern for victims, says petitioner
Government affidavit filed in Supreme Court does not have details of persons to whom compensation has been paid or list of people who died or …
Russia to supply 100 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine to India
The pharmaceutical company will carry out phase-3 clinical trials and distribution of the vaccine under the agreement; Indian manufacturers …
ICMR to make public results of clinical trials they fund
In a move that will increase transparency and accountability in clinical research, major research funders and international NGOs agreed to …
Lateral Thoughts: Waiting for bad news
Adverse reactions are part and parcel of vaccination. We can know about safety of COVID-19 vaccines being used in India only after people receive …
India announces new standards to compensate victims of clinical trials
Activists have earlier raised concerns that volunteers who end up with injuries after trials are not compensated properly
New formula proposed for compensating victims of drug trials
For the purpose of monetary compensation, injuries and adverse effect of clinical drug trials will be classified into four types
Centre restrained from allowing clinical drug trials
Supreme Court orders health ministry to consult states and evolve a regulatory framework first
Donald Trump is taking hydroxychloroquine to ward off COVID-19. Is that wise?
There is a 20% genetic difference between SARS-CoV-2 and previous SARS coronavirus, meaning we should not assume a drug shown to act against SARS …
Drug trials: SC pulls up Centre for not compensating victims who suffered severe adverse effects
Asks government to pay victims and recover the money from pharma companies sponsoring the drug trials later
Supreme Court issues notices on unethical drug trials
1,727 persons have died during drug trials between 2007 and 2010, says public interest petition
Checks on drug trials
Court intervention prompts guidelines for drug trials. Pharmaceutical companies lobby to dilute them
What is a clinical trial? A health policy expert explains
A controlled trial means study participants are split in two groups: One group is given the treatment and the other (the control group) is not
SC slams health ministry for unchecked clinical trials
Says trials of all new drugs must be supervised by health secretary
Drug trials in India killed 2,031 persons
Only 22 compensated in four years, admits drugs controller during RTI hearing
Make unethical drug trials a punishable offence, say experts
Current laws do not fix penalty if such practices are found
Clinical drug trials: registration of contract research organisations put on hold
Absence of regulatory infrastructure to assess them cited as reason
Government's expert panel recommends 'first come, first served' policy for registering new drugs
Activists accuse panel of pitching for pharma industry and ignoring patients' interest
Drug trials: Irked NHRC issues notices to Centre and Andhra Pradesh government
Says respond else face action