Pain and Anaesthesia Research Clinic (PARC)

PARC is a University based research group conducting pharmacological research into Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine.  

The unit was founded by Professors Guy Ludbrook (Anaesthesia) and Paul Rolan (Clinical Pharmacology) of the University of Adelaide, because of their complementary extensive clinical research expertise.

The purpose of the Unit is not only to undertake contract clinical research for the pharmaceutical industry, but also to provide a safe and suitable environment for the conduct of academic clinical pharmacology studies especially with compounds of narrow therapeutic index such as opioids.

The Unit provides training and employment in pharmaceutical research for local graduates. PARC operates a six bedded clinical research unit within the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH). The RAH is the major teaching hospital in Adelaide, South Australia. It is adjacent to the University of Adelaide campus.

PARC is a business unit of Adelaide Research & Innovation (ARI), the commercial arm of the University of Adelaide.