Plans laid for trials of emergency care medicines to treat children

摘要

Research into emergency care for children will no longer require prior authorisation if legislative amendments proposed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency are adopted.The MHRA says that the current system prevents trials of emergency-care medicines for children taking place in the UK because prior consent cannot usually be obtained.Its proposed amendments,which have opened for consultation,suggest that,in certain emergencies,there should be an exception to the general rule that informed consent must be obtained from a child's parent or legal representative before participation in trials of medicines.