The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response on conducting an independent inquiry into alleged illegal clinical trials of untested drugs by pharmaceutical companies in various states.
A bench of Justice RM Lodha and Justice HL Gokhale issued a notice to the Centre as also to the Health Ministry and the Medical Council of India seeking replies on a PIL alleging that the country is being used for illegal clinical trials by the multinational corporation as laws are not implemented strictly.
The PIL was filed by Indore-based NGO Swasthya Adhikar Manch seeking appointment of a panel to regulate the trials done by multinational pharma companies.
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