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SAT Hospital in Keralam rejects charges of ‘clinical trial drugs’ given to SMA-afflicted children

SAT Hospital in Keralam rejects charges of ‘clinical trial drugs’ given to SMA-afflicted children

The Thiruvananthapuram hospital's superintendent called the Opposition's charge "unfounded" and said the cheaper medicine was chosen by an expert committee and meets regulatory norms.

Opposition parties allege that children with spinal muscular atrophy at SAT Hospital were given "experimental drugs".

Opposition parties allege that children with spinal muscular atrophy at SAT Hospital were given "experimental drugs".

The superintendent said the drug is a cheaper generic of the original medicine, cleared by an expert committee and sold in the market for nearly a year.