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List of Malaysian guidelines

(Click on each link to access the respective guideline)

Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) Code of professional conduct – a code of conduct for doctors in Malaysia. Section 1.5 mentions the obligations of doctors who conduct medical research.


Malaysian Guideline for Good Clinical Practice (Malaysian GCP) (2018) – adapted from the ICH GCP to suit the Malaysian research environment. Researchers who are involved in clinical trials need to provide evidence of GCP training when applying for ethics review.


Malaysian Guideline for Health Research involving Minors (2011)

Malaysian Guideline on the use of Human Biological Samples for Research (2015)


Malaysia Guideline for Stem Cell Research and Therapy (2009)


Malaysian Phase 1 Clinical Trials Guidelines (2017)



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