| Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies | | | | computerized system of data management which |
| spend thousands of dollars and a considerable | | | | allows drug manufacturers to collect and organize |
| amount of man hours on clinical trials of drugs | | | | data from clinical trials. With the Clinical Trial |
| before they are launched in the market. Clinical | | | | Management System, pharmaceutical firms can: |
| trial involves the use of humans to test the | | | | - Collect, store and organize clinical data |
| efficacy and hazards of a new drug. | | | | - Assess the efficacy of drugs using stored data |
| Clinical trials are very elaborate procedures that | | | | - Research adverse effects using clinical data |
| are monitored by stringent regulations. The | | | | - Monitor budgeting |
| efficient management of clinical trials requires the | | | | - Handle patient management |
| use of a reliable Clinical Trial Management System | | | | - Verify compliance of trial procedures with |
| that helps scientist monitor the clinical trials, | | | | government regulations |
| analyze data, report to regulatory bodies and | | | | - Work simultaneously with other systems such |
| study the effectiveness and adverse effects of | | | | as data management systems, electronic data |
| the drugs. | | | | capture, and adverse event reporting systems. |
| Clinical Trail Management System is a | | | | |