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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | 88 clinical trial volunteers died in 4 years due to direct side effects: Health ministry data -Sadaguru Pandit

88 clinical trial volunteers died in 4 years due to direct side effects: Health ministry data -Sadaguru Pandit

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published Published on Feb 13, 2019   modified Modified on Feb 13, 2019
-Hindustan Times

With little transparency on how such deaths are investigated, and new rules relaxing how clinical trials are conducted in India, this data could be a poor estimate, said experts.

Mumbai: At least 1,100 people who took part in clinical trials over the past four years have died, and 88 of these deaths were caused by direct side effects of the trials, the health ministry told the Rajya Sabha last week.

But, with little transparency on how such deaths are investigated, and new rules relaxing how clinical trials are conducted in India, this data could be a poor estimate, said experts.

Clinical trials are done to test safety and effects of new drugs, dosages and ways of administration to help improve public health.

According to government data, there has been a steady rise in the number of people registering for trials in the Clinical Trials Registry of India (CTRI) — an online public record system. The health ministry said there were 859 registered trials in 2015, 873 in 2016, 2,516 in 2017 and 3,869 in 2018 (till November). While there are more volunteers, those being compensated for their participation has reduced, suggests independent information from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). CDSCO reported 381 deaths of volunteers in 2015, 378 in 2016, 345 in 2017 and 339 in 2018.

And, of these deaths, 18 were directly linked to trials in 2015, 27 in 2016, 30 in 2017 and 13 in 2018, CDSCO’s ethics committee said.

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Hindustan Times, 12 February, 2019, https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/88-clinical-trial-volunteers-died-in-4-years-due-to-direct-side-effects-health-ministry-data/story-4Q3vRXBbyMsWlvPBn8MaHO


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