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India's generic-drug trials under scrutiny
Serial testing of some volunteers and cursory checks raising new questions about the level of oversight of the industry
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Wed, Dec 28, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Hyderabad
VASUDEVA Prakash left his job as a mechanic in Hyderabad three years ago for what he calls a more lucrative career: taking part in clinical trials on generic drugs.
For two years, Mr Prakash participated in trials of drugs being tested to treat HIV/AIDS and other diseases for contract research organisations (CROs) hired by global pharmaceutical companies. The drugs tested at Indian CROs have been key in getting several hundred medicines approved for sale around the world.
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