Main Article Content
The Medical Ethics of Clinical Therapeutic Trials
Abstract
The pharmaceutical industry is continuously providing the doctor with new potent drugs for his armamentarium, to be used in the endless battle against disease. The basic requirements for a good drug is efficacy combined with a wide safety margin. To be able to establish this, the new chemical substances must be tested in man. As clinical investigators of new substances, we have a moral obligation towards patients and humanity to conduct these investigations on a sound scientific basis, taking heed not to violate the rights and privacy of man. A personal ethical conscience is the prime prerequisite for conducting clinical therapeutic trials.
S. Afr. Med. J., 47, 1 (1973)
S. Afr. Med. J., 47, 1 (1973)