DoD Investigational Drug Testing Policy Expected By Early Next Year
Executive Summary
The Department of Defense will develop a protocol on the use of investigational drugs on military personnel that will incorporate the President's executive order and FDA's interim rule on seeking informed consent waivers. The protocol is expected by early next year.
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