We would certainly support plain language in consent forms. There are a number of areas of pharmacy practice where patients are required to provide consent. Obviously, we have a lot of experience particularly relating to the development of clinical trials relating to new drugs. The critical thing is to make sure the patients really understand what their options are and what the situation is. So keeping it as plain and as simple as possible is clearly our goal.
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