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Few drug companies have robust measures to ensure outsourced clinical trials in developing countries are safe and ethical, an independent report says.
Most provided no evidence of exerting real influence over the way the trials were conducted by contractors, the latest Access to Medicine Index said.
However, the report also praised firms for stepping up their efforts to provide affordable medicines.
Published every two years, it ranks the world's 20 biggest drug companies.
GlaxoSmithKline remains at the top of the index, followed closely by Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi. AstraZeneca slipped down the rankings most significantly.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20468396
Most provided no evidence of exerting real influence over the way the trials were conducted by contractors, the latest Access to Medicine Index said.
However, the report also praised firms for stepping up their efforts to provide affordable medicines.
Published every two years, it ranks the world's 20 biggest drug companies.
GlaxoSmithKline remains at the top of the index, followed closely by Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi. AstraZeneca slipped down the rankings most significantly.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20468396