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clinical trials  

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  • Clinical trials are investigations with human participants to discover or verify the clinical, pharmacologic, or other pharmacodynamic effects of an investigational drug product. A clinical trial also characterizes absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of a drug product with the object of determining its safety and efficacy. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Clinical Trials]

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