Fig 1.
Relationship between institutions during clinical trials of Western pharmaceutical manufacturers.
From 1983 onwards, the GDR Ministry of Health tried to centrally coordinate all clinical trials. Relevant contracts were drafted by the GDR Administration of Foreign Trade. The Institute for Drug Regulatory Affairs and the Central Committee of Experts were the subject-specific control organisms. The trials were conducted in clinical and academic institutions throughout the country belonging to different ministries and the Academy of Science.
Table 1.
Two significant time periods during the clinical trials of Western manufacturers in the GDR.