A comparative ethical analysis of the Egyptian clinical research law

• Published in: BMC medical ethics Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 48 - 14
• Main Authors: Martin, Sylvia, Ancillotti, Mirko, Slokenberga, Santa, Matar, Amal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 30.04.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Bioethics; Biomedical laws; Biomedical research; Biomedical Research - ethics; Biomedical Research - legislation & jurisprudence; Clinical trials; Clinical Trials as Topic - ethics; Clinical Trials as Topic - legislation & jurisprudence; Committees; Comparative analysis; Egypt; Ethical Analysis; Ethical aspects; Ethical principles; Ethics; Ethics Committees, Research; Ethics, Research; Etik; European Union; France; Human Experimentation - ethics; Human Experimentation - legislation & jurisprudence; Human rights; Human subjects; Humans; Informed Consent - ethics; Informed Consent - legislation & jurisprudence; International organizations; Law; Laws, regulations and rules; Medical ethics; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Pharmaceutical industry; R&D; Regulation; Research & development; Research & development expenditures; Research ethics; Research methodology; Research Subjects - legislation & jurisprudence; Social value; Social Values; Sweden; France; Sweden; Egypt; United States > US; BRICS countries; Clinical trials; Biomedical laws; Social value; Ethical principles; Egypt
• ISSN: 1472-6939; 1472-6939
• DOI: 10.1186/s12910-024-01040-0

In this study, we examined the ethical implications of Egypt's new clinical trial law, employing the ethical framework proposed by Emanuel et al. and comparing it to various national and supranational laws. This analysis is crucial as Egypt, considered a high-growth pharmaceutical market, has b...