ABSTRACT
The department of Ayush has issued good clinical practice (GCP) guidelines for clinical trials in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani (ASU) medicines which will facilitate the researchers and institutions in adopting a standard way of good clinical practice while conducting the ASU clinical trials. The guidelines are addressed to investigators and all those who are interested, concerned, involved and affected by the conduct of clinical trials on ASU drugs. Ayurveda deeply emphasizes ethical guidelines while treating a patient through medical/surgical interventions. The guidelines seek to establish two cardinal principles: protection of the rights of human subjects and authenticity of ASU medicine clinical trial data generated. Conducting clinical trial.
