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1School of Health Science, Swansea University. richard.griffith@swan.ac.uk
Abstract:
Clinical trials are crucial to the development of new medicines as they test the safety and effectiveness of the drug on human subjects. However, trials do pose a risk to the participants. To minimize this risk all clinical trials must meet the requirements of the Clinical Trials Directive (Council Directive (EC) 2001/20 2001) and the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004. In this article Richard Griffith discusses the legal framework that regulates clinical trials in the United Kingdom.
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