Pharmacy Clinical Trials

Medicines are put through rigorous testing in clinical trials before they are licensed for general use. The pharmacy clinical trials team is responsible for the storage, dispensing and management of these clinical trial medicines from the moment they arrive at the hospital to the moment they are given to the patient. Our aim is to ensure that the highly complex process of procuring and supply of clinical trial medicines runs smoothly and is compliant with the additional regulations that apply to clinical research.

The pharmacy clinical trials team consists of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants who manage medicines for the 150+ open drug trials. We work with non-commercial and commercial trial sponsors and have research partnerships across the Norwich Research Park. We also support locally sponsored research and work with investigators to plan and develop their clinical trials.