The Hon’ble Supreme Court ordered MoHFW to conduct clinical trials only after ensuring proper mechanism & procedure to ensure safety of the patients along with audio-visual recording of participants maintaining principle of confidentially and preservation of documentation.
Swasthya Adhikar Manch has welcome this move in order to ensure transparency in conducting clinical trials of discovered drugs in India. SAM has regularly brought to notice the fact that Indian citizens are being exploited by Multinational drug companies using the loopholes and lacunae in law and regulatory framework.
