The government has finally stepped in to curb the practice of paying variable or no compensation by pharma firms for deaths due to clinical trials. It has notified rules for granting relief in case of Serious Adverse Events like death or injuries.

The grant will depend on categories fixed by the government such as death, severe injury and minor injury. The minimum compensation amount would be notified soon. Recently the Supreme Court had directed the health ministry to monitor all clinical trials after stating that the government was in "deep slumber".