FIRST In general, you should seek to address your concerns with your manager. If you believe this is not appropriate, you may also contact your Human Resources, Legal department, or Compliance representative.
IN OUR SEARCH FOR NEW MEDICINES FOR IMPORTANT AREAS OF HEALTHCARE, ASTRAZENECA IS COMMITTED TO INNOVATIVE, HIGH-QUALITY SCIENCE, CONDUCTED TO HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS IN ALL AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WORLDWIDE.
Compliance with relevant laws and regulations governing research and development is a minimum baseline and underpins AstraZeneca's own standards.
These include ensuring that those taking part in clinical research anywhere in the world are not exposed to unnecessary risks, that they understand the nature and purpose of the research, that proper procedures for gaining informed consent are followed and that appropriate confidentiality rules are applied.
All information from clinical research must be recorded, handled and stored in a way that complies with applicable data protection laws, and enables accurate and transparent reporting, interpretation and verification.
All research proposals must be ethically and scientifically reviewed in line with current laws and regulations, and all relevant internal review and approval procedures must be followed.
All research involving animals must be carefully considered and justified, and the principles of the 3Rs (replacement, reduction and refinement of animal studies) applied.
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Comply with international standards of good practice, such as the Declaration of Helsinki, Good Clinical Practice and Good Laboratory Practice.
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Ensure that appropriate informed consent procedures are followed when conducting clinical research or obtaining human tissue for use in scientific studies.
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Ensure that the provisions of this Code relating to the protection of personal data (see page 13) are applied when collecting or accessing any health information.
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Use laboratory animals only when alternatives are not available.
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Ensure that the welfare of the animals we use is a top priority and that our standards are applied consistently worldwide.
Our commitment to high ethical standards of research and development applies not only to our R&D functions (globally and in our marketing companies), but also to supporting functions such as purchasing, business development and legal.
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