The first time I heard about being able to get paid for taking part in drug research trials was when I had just finished my university degree. I was working for the summer as a tour guide trying to earn enough money to start paying off my student overdrafts.
Some of my colleagues informed me about the fact that they were getting paid lots of money for volunteering for paid drug trials at local medical testing facilities. When I found out that it was possible to earn what seemed to be a small fortune to me at the time for each trial that I volunteered for I jumped at the chance.
I found out how to get in touch the places carrying out these medical research trials so that I could be sent the forms. I received the application forms that I needed to fill in and was almost put off by all the questions they asked but then I remembered the money I could be making. The forms needed my medical history and health details filled in as well as the name and address of my local doctor. I had to consent to them being contacted to get hold of my medical records. The information is necessary for the doctors at the medical research centres so that they can be sure you don't have any medical conditions that could be a problem if you took part in a drug trial or a history of drug allergies that meant you might react adversely to the drugs being tested.
I filled in the forms, providing all of the details requested, put them in an envelope and posted them back to the research unit. There were actually not one but two research centres in the area where I lived at the time, so I applied to both of them in the hope of increasing my chances (you can apply to as many as you want). Having received the forms and processed the information they asked me to visit their facilities to have a full medical check up.
The tests involved measuring obvious things like height and weight, blood tests for kidney and liver function, measuring resting heart rate and blood pressure. The kind of metrics that they used to make sure I was within the criteria they regarded as being healthy. Even if I wasn't successful with my application, at least I was getting a full health check up, the likes of which would have been very expensive to get done otherwise.
I was rejected by one of the units because my eye pressure was higher than the limits they allowed. The other unit hadn't even tested for this and having passed all of their tests I was accepted as a volunteer to be eligible to take part in their paid medical trials.
Having been accepted I waited eagerly for the details to be sent through of the first trial that I could volunteer for. When it finally arrived, it detailed the drug being tested, the possible side effects, the length of the trial and the number of visits to the clinical research unit that would be required and (of the most interest to me) the financial compensation that would be paid for taking part (let's face it, no one does these trials out of a desire to further medical science, they do them for the money!).
I went for another medical to be accepted onto the trial but was rejected on the basis of my medical history. I forget which it was now but it was either an allergy that I had listed or a medical condition that they told me made me ineligible. I was very disappointed. I had this happen to me on a number of occasions - being invited to screenings for trials, going for a medical then being rejected on the basis of my medical history. Eventually I complained that they were wasting my time inviting me for these screenings then rejecting me based on something already on my file.
Something must have changed over the years because eventually I was successful in getting accepted onto a trial. It didn't involve any overnight stays and it wasn't a new drug being tested so perhaps that's what made the difference. Anyway, it felt like a victory to me, I got paid over 500 for taking part and more importantly than that, after that first one I wasn't rejected for any more of the trials I applied for. That meant I could take part in several more and make lots of money over the next few years.
Along the lines (having finally been successful with one medical research unit) I reapplied to the other one. The second time around I didn't have any problems with anything and I was accepted there as a volunteer as well. My persistence and stubbornness had paid off.
Some of my colleagues informed me about the fact that they were getting paid lots of money for volunteering for paid drug trials at local medical testing facilities. When I found out that it was possible to earn what seemed to be a small fortune to me at the time for each trial that I volunteered for I jumped at the chance.
I found out how to get in touch the places carrying out these medical research trials so that I could be sent the forms. I received the application forms that I needed to fill in and was almost put off by all the questions they asked but then I remembered the money I could be making. The forms needed my medical history and health details filled in as well as the name and address of my local doctor. I had to consent to them being contacted to get hold of my medical records. The information is necessary for the doctors at the medical research centres so that they can be sure you don't have any medical conditions that could be a problem if you took part in a drug trial or a history of drug allergies that meant you might react adversely to the drugs being tested.
I filled in the forms, providing all of the details requested, put them in an envelope and posted them back to the research unit. There were actually not one but two research centres in the area where I lived at the time, so I applied to both of them in the hope of increasing my chances (you can apply to as many as you want). Having received the forms and processed the information they asked me to visit their facilities to have a full medical check up.
The tests involved measuring obvious things like height and weight, blood tests for kidney and liver function, measuring resting heart rate and blood pressure. The kind of metrics that they used to make sure I was within the criteria they regarded as being healthy. Even if I wasn't successful with my application, at least I was getting a full health check up, the likes of which would have been very expensive to get done otherwise.
I was rejected by one of the units because my eye pressure was higher than the limits they allowed. The other unit hadn't even tested for this and having passed all of their tests I was accepted as a volunteer to be eligible to take part in their paid medical trials.
Having been accepted I waited eagerly for the details to be sent through of the first trial that I could volunteer for. When it finally arrived, it detailed the drug being tested, the possible side effects, the length of the trial and the number of visits to the clinical research unit that would be required and (of the most interest to me) the financial compensation that would be paid for taking part (let's face it, no one does these trials out of a desire to further medical science, they do them for the money!).
I went for another medical to be accepted onto the trial but was rejected on the basis of my medical history. I forget which it was now but it was either an allergy that I had listed or a medical condition that they told me made me ineligible. I was very disappointed. I had this happen to me on a number of occasions - being invited to screenings for trials, going for a medical then being rejected on the basis of my medical history. Eventually I complained that they were wasting my time inviting me for these screenings then rejecting me based on something already on my file.
Something must have changed over the years because eventually I was successful in getting accepted onto a trial. It didn't involve any overnight stays and it wasn't a new drug being tested so perhaps that's what made the difference. Anyway, it felt like a victory to me, I got paid over 500 for taking part and more importantly than that, after that first one I wasn't rejected for any more of the trials I applied for. That meant I could take part in several more and make lots of money over the next few years.
Along the lines (having finally been successful with one medical research unit) I reapplied to the other one. The second time around I didn't have any problems with anything and I was accepted there as a volunteer as well. My persistence and stubbornness had paid off.
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