This is with reference to the article “Clinical Trial-Related Injury: Note on Formula to Determine Compensation” (EPW, 4 April 2015). We would like to clarify that we had submitted the article to EPW in May 2014.
This article provides a detailed critique of the formulae to provide compensation to subjects of clinical trials who may suffer serious adverse effects during their participation. The present formulae used by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization display a lack of medical ethics and disregard the accepted norms.
