Fraud and misconduct in clinical research: A concern

• Main Author: Ashwaria Gupta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
• Series: Perspectives in Clinical Research
• Subjects: Clinical research; fraud; misconduct
• Online Access: http://www.picronline.org/article.asp?issn=2229-3485;year=2013;volume=4;issue=2;spage=144;epage=147;aulast=Gupta

Fraud and misconduct in clinical research is widespread. Good clinical practice is a guideline adopted internationally as standard operating procedure for conduct of clinical research. Despite these guidelines being available, unavailability of internationally harmonized framework for managing research fraud and misconduct makes clinical research a highly vulnerable area to commit fraud. Fraud could be of various types and due to various reasons. Whatever the circumstances be, any fraud should be dealt with strictly and regulations should be in place to prevent its occurrence.