Getting India Back On Track
Once a hot destination for speedy clinical trials and a global leader in medical research and development, India is seeing its number of approved clinical trials plummet this year. In 2011, 325 Global Clinical Trials (GCTs) were approved (a drop from 500 in 2010) followed by another drop to 262 trials in 2012. According to The Hindu, thru the end of March 2013, only 12 approvals have been granted by the DCGI (Drug Controller General India).1 Following 2,262 death in clinica