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Nature 436, 485 (28 July 2005) | doi:10.1038/436485a; Published online 27 July 2005

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India India's drug tests

T. V. Padma1

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Drug companies are converging on India to conduct low-cost clinical trials. But is it ready to become the outsourcing centre for the world? T. V. Padma investigates.

The average cost of a clinical trial in the United States is US$180 million. The average cost in India is US$100 million.