conduct drug/device accountability

13:37 Feb 9, 2022 

Ah, thank you! I now see what's happening here. You mentioned: "The original English says this:" and then gave the source text sentence and its Dutch translation.

I did not know you could use just 'conduct accountability', without 'drug' or 'device', in English.

The literal Dutch translation (verantwoording kunnen afleggen) hardly makes any sense.

What also could have been done in this case (a bit shorter than my initial suggestion):

All the Placebo kits supplied, used or unused, will be maintained to conduct the accountability.

Alle geleverde placebokits, gebruikt of ongebruikt, worden bewaard in verband met de drug accountability.

07:26 Feb 9, 2022 

Yes. I felt that it looked a bit strange initially anyway but then the customer shared the original (as mentioned in the question), so I knew it was suppoosed to be "conduct accountability" but the forward translator did not want to change it. I have been doing BTs for many years so know the score

02:20 Feb 9, 2022 

I see. So, you at least suspected that '[drug] accountability' was used in the original English text, no?

If it was incorrectly translated, your back-translation should reflect this.

00:42 Feb 9, 2022 

I was doing a back translation into EN Barend and needed to check whether the NL term used was really appropriate for "conducting accountability"

16:10 Feb 8, 2022 

Drug accountability in clinical trials is pretty much what you’d expect. It holds the organizations and people involved in the trial accountable for how they handled the drug being used. Improper drug accountability places the entire clinical trial at risk. Pharmaceutical companies, and regulators, can’t be assured the results of the trial are accurate if there’s information missing from the drug accountability record.

https://www.mastercontrol.com/gxp-lifeline/drug-accountabili...

16:09 Feb 8, 2022 

English to Dutch is not what you usually do, right?
I kind of wonder why you asked the question.
Was it because you missed the accountability aspect in the translation you found on Kudoz or what?

If it was about missing the accountability aspect, you would be right:

According to the regulations governing the use of investigational drugs, failure to account for and manage study drug is considered noncompliance and could affect the acceptability of the trial data you generate. In addition, if you are not in
compliance with the protocol, that can result in termination of the trial, suspension of all research activities at the site, and possibly fines. But most importantly, noncompliance compromises patients' safety.

http://scielo.sld.cu/pdf/far/v45n4/far15411.pdf