A clinical research trial is a scientific study evaluating how a new treatment or medicine, that has shown promise in laboratory studies, works in people. Through clinical studies, doctors find new and better ways to prevent, detect, diagnose, control and treat illnesses.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires clinical trials to be performed on all new and improved medications before they become available for public use. That means every medication you’ve ever received went through this same process.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires clinical trials to be performed on all new and improved medications before that new treatment becomes available for public use. Prior to a new drug reaching a clinical research trial, many years are spent testing medications in a laboratory to determine the medication’s safety and usefulness. That means every medication you’ve ever received went through this same process.
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