Clinical Trials

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<table align ="center"><tr><td></td><td>Number of Patients </td><td>Length</td><td>Purpose</td><td>Percent of Drugs Successfully Tested</td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Phase I]]</td><td>20 - 100</td><td>Several months</td><td>Mainly safety</td><td>70 percent</td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Phase II]] </td><td> Upto several hundred </td><td>Several months to 2 years</td><td>Some short-term safety, but mainly effectiveness </td><td>33 percent</td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Phase III]] </td><td>Several hundred to several thousand  </td><td>1 - 4 years </td><td>Safety, effectiveness, dosage </td><td>25 - 30 percent</td></tr>
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[[Phase I]]     20 - 100                   Several months             Mainly safety                         70 percent
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<tr><td>[[Phase IV]]</td></tr></table>
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[[Phase II]] Upto several hundred       Several months to 2 years   Some short-term safety,                   33 percent
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[[Phase III]]       Several hundred to             1 - 4 years             Safety, effectiveness, dosage             25 - 30 percent
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Revision as of 05:12, 31 July 2008

Clinical Trials involve the following Phases

Testing in Humans

Number of Patients LengthPurposePercent of Drugs Successfully Tested
Phase I20 - 100Several monthsMainly safety70 percent
Phase II Upto several hundred Several months to 2 yearsSome short-term safety, but mainly effectiveness 33 percent
Phase III Several hundred to several thousand 1 - 4 years Safety, effectiveness, dosage 25 - 30 percent
Phase IV