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Directive Threatens Clinical Research in Europe, Critics Say
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The new European Union directive on clinical trials was scheduled to be implemented in all member states by May 1. However, many countries have not fully integrated the directive into clinical practice, and several noncommercial research organizations and patient groups throughout Europe are increasingly voicing their concern for the future of academic clinical trials.
The directive, which was adopted in 2001, is supposed to simplify and
harmonize clinical trials work by creating a single legal framework for drug
trials in member states (
Possibility for Amendment
Increasing Trial Costs