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Man dies of drug trial for laborotory in Hyderabad.

Hyderabad: A 24-year-old boy died on Friday night after taking the dose of a medicine during a clinical trial for a laboratory in Hyderabad.

Surinder’s family was still trying to come to terms with the death of the their son. When a new revelation has upset them further, that Surinder died during a clinical trial in a laboratory.

“It’s the lab that is responsible for my brother’s death,” said Surinder’s brother Naresh.

Surinder as part of the drug trials for GVK took the first dose of Felodipine10 mg, a drug for hypertension on November 26. He collapsed and died on December 5.

It also exposes the need for pharma companies to do a stricter background check of their volunteers.

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Posted by prashanth on December 8th, 2008 No Comments