Hsueh Jui-yuan, director-general of the DOH Bureau of Medical Affairs, says the DOH is only able to examine and approve clinical trial protocols; it has no power to manage and control the actual conduct of the trials themselves.
對此，醫事處長薛瑞元表示，衛生署只能審核臨床試驗計劃，但對於實際執行情況無力控管。