[e-drug] RFI: clinical trials in India

["Mark Nichter" <Mnichter@u.arizona.edu>]

E-DRUG: RFI: clinical trials in India
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I am looking for information on both the grow and actual execution of 
clinical trials in India during the past five years --by both foreign and 
local drug firms. I am especially interested in subject recruitment by 
CRO's, scale of payment of subjects, and anyone who has any information on 
challenges to conducting trials ethically.

I am writing an article on the out-sourcing of clinical trials to 
developing countries as part of a Society for Medical Anthropology Task 
force that is taking a balanced look at this phenomena and looking to see 
how this may be done better --both locally and internationally. I want to 
use India as one of our case studies. I would appreciate any information or 
ideas anyone could share with me and will be in India in the spring if 
anyone would like to talk further or possibly in person.

Thanks 

Mark Nichter
Mnichter@u.arizona.edu