Review of new regulations for the conduct of clinical trials of investigational medicinal products.
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 17635485.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1974829.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
- The licence permits redistribution, so the abstract is shown in full and the full text is available from the publisher.
Abstract
The EU Clinical Trials Directive came into force on 1 May 2004 and has changed the face of Clinical Trials of investigational medicinal products in the UK. An enthusiastic registrar or consultant who comes up with an idea for a therapeutic intervention now needs to comply with a complex and demanding set of legal, ethical and regulatory requirements, contravention of which may lead to criminal proceedings. The aim of this review was to detail the relevant procedures and regulations and to provide a 'user-friendly' guide to obstetricians and gynaecologists wishing to conduct a clinical trial of an investigational medicinal product. Sources of further information are listed.
Medical subject headings
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- Drugs, Investigational
- Publishing