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3. Asians have been seen to react differently to drugs as
compared to their Caucasian counterparts
4. India has the largest pool of patients (e.g. the highest number
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timelines and lenient attitude towards misconducts, it is
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location for clinical trials even before setting up the
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identifying trial sites in small private hospitals and
developing databases of potential trial participants.
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