Is it right for drug companies to carry out their own clinical trials?

On bmj.com today two experts debate whether the conflict of interest is unacceptable when drug companies carry out clinical trials on their own medicines.
Their views come as new guidance on the standards required for communicating company sponsored medical research is published.

Please comment.

If the drug companies don't carry out their own clinical trials, then who will do it ? Who best to do it ?

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I am of the opinion that Government
Should carry out clinical trials.
In Australia we have an Organisation
Called C S I R O.