Introducción. Recientes epidemias de enfermedades infecciosas desatendidas (EID) traen a colación problemas existentes como el poco desarrollo de nuevos medicamentos por parte de la industria farmacéutica. Se genera así poca o nula oferta de medicamentos contra dichas enfermedades. Dentro del proceso de globalización, la industria farmacéutica viene desarrollando una estrategiamultinacional para nuevos medicamentos según su interés en los países en vías de desarrollo. Dado que el tema tiene repercusiones en los aspectos económico, ético, político y de derechos humanos, se busca ampliar el conocimiento sobre el proceso de ejecución de ensayos clínicos (EC) sobre EID en Perú. MateRiales y MétOdO. Se revisaron 1493 EC autorizados en el Perú entre julio de 1995 yjunio 2015. Cada uno de los títulos correspondientes a las EID autorizadas fue verificado según el...

Objectives: To explain the role of the Peruvian Government related to participation of different stakeholders influencing regulations for authorizing clinical trials (CT). Methodology: We present part of a case study corresponding to a PhD thesis performed between 2015 and 2017. We used document information and 14 semi-structured interviews with key informants were performed. We also systematized experiences related to clinical trial authorization and inspection, as well as verification of investigation sites. We also had access to publicly available information from the Peruvian National Institute of Health. The analysis was performed within epistemological and hermeneutical frameworks, and it was approved by the Ethics Committee from San Fernando Public Medicine School. Results: Issues identified were as follows: Delay in regulatory times authorized for CTs; suspension of authorization...

Introducción. Recientes epidemias de enfermedades infecciosas desatendidas (EID) traen a colación problemas existentes como el poco desarrollo de nuevos medicamentos por parte de la industria farmacéutica. Se genera así poca o nula oferta de medicamentos contra dichas enfermedades. Dentro del proceso de globalización, la industria farmacéutica viene desarrollando una estrategiamultinacional para nuevos medicamentos según su interés en los países en vías de desarrollo. Dado que el tema tiene repercusiones en los aspectos económico, ético, político y de derechos humanos, se busca ampliar el conocimiento sobre el proceso de ejecución de ensayos clínicos (EC) sobre EID en Perú. MateRiales y MétOdO. Se revisaron 1493 EC autorizados en el Perú entre julio de 1995 yjunio 2015. Cada uno de los títulos correspondientes a las EID autorizadas fue verificado según el...

Objectives: To explain the role of the Peruvian Government related to participation of different stakeholders influencing regulations for authorizing clinical trials (CT). Methodology: We present part of a case study corresponding to a PhD thesis performed between 2015 and 2017. We used document information and 14 semi-structured interviews with key informants were performed. We also systematized experiences related to clinical trial authorization and inspection, as well as verification of investigation sites. We also had access to publicly available information from the Peruvian National Institute of Health. The analysis was performed within epistemological and hermeneutical frameworks, and it was approved by the Ethics Committee from San Fernando Public Medicine School. Results: Issues identified were as follows: Delay in regulatory times authorized for CTs; suspension of authorization...

Introduction: The health status of Peru requires more health professionals provide care in health facilities of primary care, mainly located in remote, rural or poorer areas of the country. Objective: To identify professional and personal expectations of future health professionals who are trained in a medical school in Lima, particularly work on the first level of health care. Design: observational, descriptive and exploratory study. Location: Faculty of Medicine, National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru. Participants: Students pre boarding of Professional Academic Schools. Interventions: The convenience sample and included 278 students from five schools that make medical school. An ad hoc questionnaire with aspects relating to labor, economic and vision of students as future professionals wondered expectations was applied. Means, standard deviation, frequency distribution, confide...