Current expectations are that by 2030 the annual new cancer cases will reach 22.2 million people. There is an urgent need of new more efficient therapies to tackle raising cancer…
Continue readingDuring my recent work I came across 2 cases of usage of restricted medications in patients participating in clinical trials. In both cases restricted medications were prescribed by GP or…
Continue readingIt is generally accepted that people with intellectual disabilities are not considered in clinical research if the type of the disease could be studied with people without disabilities. The reasons…
Continue readingWorking on clinical trials requires very high qualified staff and some of the most important resources when working in clinical research are sub-investigators. Sub-investigators are qualified consultants who have relevant…
Continue readingI was travelling in a taxi during the recent months and after I mentioned I work in clinical research the taxi driver decided to share with me that he has…
Continue readingWhile medications adherence is important topic in medical community it is even more critical in clinical research. Accumulation of missed doses and unplanned dose interruptions in clinical trials could affect…
Continue readingIdentifying eligible patients for clinical trials has always been a challenge in clinical research. Although hospitals are already aware of their patient population this does not mean that all their…
Continue readingRecently I had the pleasure to attend GCP meeting in London, UK where there was a discussion on common audit findings in clinical trials. Some of the issues discussed are…
Continue readingIf you are a pharmacist working on clinical trials you are probably well aware of the clinical trials drugs temperature monitoring requirements. If you work only with medications that require…
Continue readingLab sample storage for clinical trials is maybe one of the areas, which clinical trials teams neglect. However, often inadequate storage could result in audit findings. Unless the clinical trial…
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