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Why are clinical trials important? Researchers study new treatments
that they believe will be as good as, or better than, the standard treatments currently available. Every advance
in Medicine is a result of new ideas that are developed through research. The majority of standard treatments
used today were first introduced in clinical trials.
Before a new treatment can be made available in the United States, it must be approved by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). The FDA bases its approval on the results of several phases of rigorous testing (clinical
trials), which are conducted to ensure that the drug is both safe and effective. |
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