[india-drug] Response to Illegal drug trials in India

[Manjula Datta <manjulad@yahoo.com>]

Response to Illegal drug trials in India
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Thank you Dr. Gulati for this comprehensive reporting.
I am sure that many people would be shocked out of
complacency on reading this. Carrying it on MIMS would
reach a number of new practitioners and I hope this
will caution them against participating in
unauthorised trials. 

This article raises a number of queries: 

1. Is there an agency in India that should take
cognizance of such acts and take corrective action? If
so what is that agency - The DGCI, or te ICMR, the
health or Home ministry or what????????????????

2. What is the role of the public? Having come to know
of this atrocity, what can I as a caring citizen do?
Would one voice be heard in this wilderness?

3. Can we identify a collective voice? Can DSPRUD or
any other bidy file a PIL against the company that has
indulged in such an unethical practice? 

India is a large market and multinationals should not
be allowed to take us for granted. Africa has shown
how drug companies can be made to think of the people
first - 

I think this issue deserves a debate, and would be
interested in seeing the response of fellow readers.

Manjula Datta



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