The role of quality management in pharmaceutical development: clinical trials analysis
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance
ISSN: 0952-6862
Article publication date: 1 June 2002
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of quality management and how its implementation can be improved within the clinical trials area of the pharmaceutical industry, as part of the healthcare sector. The research study involves a case study of a clinical trials organisation (TSC). A total of 11 mini‐cases of TSC’s main suppliers, staff‐survey analysis, semi‐structured interviews and organisational and archive material were used in the data‐gathering. The results show how the application of total quality management (TQM) principles addresses some of the key challenges facing the organisation.
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Citation
McAdam, R. and Barron, N. (2002), "The role of quality management in pharmaceutical development: clinical trials analysis", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 15 No. 3, pp. 106-123. https://doi.org/10.1108/09526860210426982
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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