WHO criticises Quest Life Sciences for defective Clinical Trials
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WHO warns yet Quest Life Sciences for shortcomings in HIV trials
Following the close trail of withdrawal of GVK Sciences generic drugs for HIV in Europe, after a WHO ultimatum; there seems to be yet another case which is caught up in the storm of the United Nations Health agency. Quest Life Sciences, a clinical research organisation of Chennai, is in trouble over defective trials work, according to a notice issued by the World Health Organization.
India’s drug industry now suffers from a serious reputation lapse. Its image is being tarnished by producing low quality drugs. Our nation has an image of manufacturing low cost drugs, in comparison to the other developed nations. However, this image is being battered by not being able to sustain the quality.
As reported by Reuters,
In the case of Quest, the World Health Organization (WHO) said there had been "critical" lapses in a trial of HIV drugs, including the fact that two-thirds of patients' electrocardiograms (ECGs) turned out to be duplicates.
Following the close trail of withdrawal of GVK Sciences generic drugs for HIV in Europe, after a WHO ultimatum; there seems to be yet another case which is caught up in the storm of the United Nations Health agency. Quest Life Sciences, a clinical research organisation of Chennai, is in trouble over defective trials work, according to a notice issued by the World Health Organization.
India’s drug industry now suffers from a serious reputation lapse. Its image is being tarnished by producing low quality drugs. Our nation has an image of manufacturing low cost drugs, in comparison to the other developed nations. However, this image is being battered by not being able to sustain the quality.
As reported by Reuters,
In the case of Quest, the World Health Organization (WHO) said there had been "critical" lapses in a trial of HIV drugs, including the fact that two-thirds of patients' electrocardiograms (ECGs) turned out to be duplicates.
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