Clinical Services

Clinical Services – Overview

Clinical services refer to a wide range of medical, healthcare, and research-related services provided to support patient care, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and clinical research. These services are delivered by trained professionals and are essential to both public health systems and the pharmaceutical industry.

Categories of Clinical Services

1. Hospital-Based Clinical Services
  • Outpatient and inpatient services

  • Emergency care and intensive care units (ICUs)

  • Surgical services

  • Rehabilitation and physiotherapy

  • Specialized units (e.g., cardiology, oncology, neurology)

2. Diagnostic and Laboratory Services
  • Pathology (e.g., blood tests, biopsies)

  • Radiology (e.g., X-rays, MRI, CT scans)

  • Microbiology and virology

  • Genetic and molecular testing

3. Clinical Research Services
  • Design and conduct of clinical trials (Phases I–IV)

  • Patient recruitment and informed consent

  • Data collection, monitoring, and management

  • Safety monitoring (pharmacovigilance)

  • Regulatory documentation and submissions

4. Pharmaceutical Clinical Services
  • Bioavailability and bioequivalence studies

  • Clinical trial site management

  • Investigational product management

  • Medical monitoring

  • Biostatistics and data analysis