India’s drugs regulator has been taking steps to clear away the logjam of regulatory requirements that has been stifling the conduct of clinical trials in the country, and is now preparing to issue new orders in this area to smooth procedures.
New Orders Set To Clear Indian Trial Bottlenecks ‘Soon’
India's drugs regulator has indicated that bottlenecks impeding the flow of clinical trial-related activity in the country will be done away with, and that orders pertaining to a host of contentious clauses are likely soon.
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