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Responsible Conduct in Nanomedicine Research: Environmental Concerns beyond the Common Rule

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

David B. Resnik
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The Common Rule (45 CFR 46, subpart A) is a set of regulations for protecting human participants in research funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), which has been adopted in part by 17 federal agencies. It includes four different subparts: Subpart A (general protections for human research participants), Subpart B (additional protections for pregnant women, fetuses, and neonates), Subpart C (additional protections for prisoners), and Subpart D (additional protections for children). The Common Rule has not been significantly revised since 1981 although some significant changes may be forthcoming. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has adopted its own regulations for the protection of human participants, which are similar to the Common Rule in many key areas, such as the structure and function of the Institutional Review Board (IRB), and the criteria for approving research.

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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 40 , Issue 4 , Winter 2012 , pp. 848 - 855
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2012

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