Clinical Trials at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Clinical Trials? Testing of INDs (Investigational New Drugs) in human subjects to prove safety and efficacy prior to the drugs approval for marketing. The investigation of a previously untested drug is generally divided into three phases:

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