Healthy Skepticism Library item: 4082

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Publication type: Journal Article

Ethical aspects of phamaceutically based clinical investigation
Annals of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada 1990; 23:436-438

Abstract:

A workshop on ethics review of pharmaceutical research was held for members of research ethics boards (REBs) and clinical investigators. Particularly troubling were: 1) the emergency of non-institutional REBs and resultant discrepancies in the review system; 2) the increase in commercially sponsored drug research and the resulting demand for appropriate ethics review, and a larger number of qualified investigators; 3) multi-centre clinical trials; 4) research as marketing. Discussions were held on all of these areas.

Keywords:
*analysis/Canada/National Council on Bioethics in Human Research/ drug company sponsored research/ bioethics/ relationship between researchers, academic institutions and industry/ conflict of interest/Research Ethics Boards/ETHICAL ISSUES IN PROMOTION: LINKS BETWEEN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND INDUSTRY/PROMOTION DISGUISED: CLINICAL TRIALS/PROMOTION DISGUISED: POSTMARKETING RESEARCH/SPONSORSHIP: RESEARCH