GUIDELINES ON CLINICAL TRIAL OF DRUGS FRAMED BY
COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED BY THE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION
During its deliberations, the Committee observed that the
main concerns of the committee with reference to the violation
of human rights, noted in the context of Hyderabad case of
2011, were as follows:1. Subjects, who were normal healthy persons participated
in the bioavailability/ bioequivalence study without being
given proper information of the risks involved in the
study,
2. Participants were exploited for money.
3. Participants in the study were not provided proper
medical care for subsequent side effects.
The Committee noted that an Expert Committee on Reforms
in drug regulation and clinical trials has been formed by the
MOHFW Govt. of India under the chairmanship of Dr. Ranjit
Roychaudhary. The Committee also noted that notifications,
rules and regulations, additions, deletions to the Drugs and
Cosmetics Act and Rules are being issued from time to time
including the recent ones on :a. compensation in case of injury or death during clinical
trial, rule 122 DAA of 30.1.2013,
b.registration of Ethics committee rule 122 DD of 8.2.2013
and
c. permission to conduct clinical trial 122 DAC of 1.2.2013.
The Committee recommended that all institutions and
ethics committee should implement within the time frame,
stipulated in the Act, these and such changes in the Act and
Rules that are brought about from time to time.