Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

Good Clinical Practice is a set of rules that guides organizations on how they must conduct clinical trials. A clinical trial is a study where new medicines or treatments are tested on people.  

GCP basically makes sure three things are protected:  

First, the rights of the people in the study.  

Second, their safety and well being.  

Third, the accuracy of the data collected. 

It requires companies to report informed consent, clear study plans, trained researchers, proper record keeping, and honest reporting of results.