Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Government Medical College, Amritsar-143 001, Punjab, India. Email: navyug69@gmail.com
After many reported incidences of deaths related to clinical trials in India, the Supreme Court of India recently pulled up the Ministry of Health, forcing it to come out with new strategies. New amendments have been inserted in the Drug and Cosmetic Rules, thus giving a hope that soon the scenario will improve. This short discussion reviews these amendments and their potential outcomes.
Clinical trials, Drug and Cosmetic Rules, Health ministry, Serious adverse effects