Good Clinical Practices in Pharmaceuticals

Good clinical practice ( GCP ) is a set of internationally-recognised ethical and scientific quality requirements that must be followed when designing, conducting, recording and reporting trials that involve the participation of human subjects. Compliance with GCP assures patients and the public that the rights, safety and wellbeing of people taking part in studies are protected and that research data is reliable. 1) Presents details on Good Clinical Practice (GCP), the international ethical, scientific, and practical standard to which all clinical research is conducted. 2) Provides the most up-to-date and best practices, techniques, and methodologies in good clinical practice. 3) Discusses GLP, GCP, and GMP regulations pertaining to testing but which serve different purposes. 4) Diverse audience including clinical operations, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, clinical pharmacology, and biostatistics. 5) Describes who is responsible for implementing and maintaining quality assurance and quality control systems to ensure that studies are conducted, and data are generated, documented, and reported in compliance with the protocol.