SC orders v-recording of new drug clinical trials

New Delhi: 22nd October2013

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the government to video record clinical trials of five new drugs, making it tougher for multinationals to shirk responsibility when testing of their patented medicine reacts adversely on patients. A bunch of petitions in the apex court had complained about lax implementation of the clinical trial regime and alleged that multinational manufacturers had exploited the loopholes to make India the testing ground of their new drugs.

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