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Overview

Module Title

The History of Good Clinical Practice

Module Summary

The objective of this Module is to introduce you to Good Clinical Practice, usually abbreviated to GCP. You will understand the origins of current thinking on the ethics of clinical research, through an examination of some of the important events in the history of clinical experimentation.

You will also learn about the significant events throughout the history of drug development that have contributed to our current thinking on the purpose of Good Clinical Practice in the modern pharmaceutical industry.

Module Learning Objectives

To develop an understanding of the background to the development of Good Clinical Practice.

Module Duration

20 minutes