OHRP suspends Johns Hopkins Research license for Fed funded research July 19, 2001 The death of Ellen Roche, a healthy young woman before she was killed in a fatal hexamethonium inhalation experiment at Johns Hopkins University, has opened Pandora’s box, demonstrating that the safety of human research subjects has had…
AHRP recognizes that to include children in clinical trials for any medication presents a dilemma of truly Solomonic proportions. It is a choice between continuing the practice of prescribing untested drugs for children, as is currently the operational system, or conducting meaningful trials to determine both safety and effectiveness.
The Belmont Report Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research From the Office of the Secretary The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research April 18, 1979 http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/guidance/belmont.htm ———————————————————————————– AGENCY: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. ACTION: Notice of…
