Klin Farmakol Farm. 2007;21(3):119-121
The article points some often discussed issues of clinical trials out. It is mentioned ethical aspects, good clinical practice, drug clinical trials in minors and postgraduate education in this field. ICH-GCP definition of clinical trials indicates that sponzor of any clinical experiments with new drugs can be a pharmaceutical producer as well as university or investigator himself. This fact complicates the handle of some part of academic research that should be conducted according to GCP. Some examples of widely discussed clinical trial problems e. g. harmonisation versus unification, change in view on pediatric studies, main ethical aspects of clinical research in the international context, education in this field etc. are presented. Finaly the problem with not enough lucid system and excess of directives, guidelance, conventions, protocols etc. is mentioned.
Published: January 1, 2008 Show citation