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Understanding the challenges and ethical aspects of compassionate use of drugs in emergency situations

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Therapeutic use of unapproved drugs/interventions for the treatment of serious life‐threatening conditions/ infections in situation of unavailability of any authorized drug is called as compassionate use, and it has been… Click to show full abstract

Therapeutic use of unapproved drugs/interventions for the treatment of serious life‐threatening conditions/ infections in situation of unavailability of any authorized drug is called as compassionate use, and it has been proposed to be defined as “compassionate use for treatment of patients suffering from life threatening disease or disease causing serious permanent disability or disease requiring therapy for unmet medical need, which has not been permitted in the country but is under Phase III clinical trial in the country or in any other country.”[1,2]

Keywords: use; understanding challenges; aspects compassionate; compassionate use; challenges ethical; ethical aspects

Journal Title: Indian Journal of Pharmacology
Year Published: 2020

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