Phase II
From DrugPedia: A Wikipedia for Drug discovery
The aim of the Phase-II trial is to check the efficacy of drug that hava successfully completed the Phase-I trial.Initally the drug is tested on a subgroup. If the response of patients in this subgroup is not in conformity with the study’s objectives, the trials are immediately stopped.
This process is also divided into two parts.
The phase-II trial help us in understanding these things
- Side-effects of drug molecule and risk associated with short term uses.
- Effect of the drug on metabolism.
- Optimization of the dosage and treatment duration.