What is the Investigational Drug Service (IDS)?
The Investigational Drug Service (IDS) is a service within the Department of Pharmacy Services and mandated by the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers (UMHHC) and Medical School. The goal of the IDS is to ensure that investigational drug studies and other drug-related research at the UMHHC are conducted in compliance with the requirements of the FDA, study sponsors, Michigan State Board of Pharmacy Regulations, and the Joint Commission (formerly known as JCAHO). The role of this service includes, but is not limited to the following: ensuring acceptable drug storage conditions, drug dispensing, inventory accountability, and providing drug information for investigational drugs being used in human subject research at the UMHHC.
