Clinical Trials Begin at Phase I and Progress Through Phases

question 23

Multiple Choice

Clinical trials begin at phase I and progress through phases II, III, and IV. What would cause a drug to be removed from a clinical trial?

• A) The drug is unsafe.
• B) The drug is too similar to other marketed drugs.
• C) The drug is found to have side-effects.
• D) Bioavailability is poor.

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Definitions:

Yield Per Acre

The amount of a particular crop produced on one acre of land, measuring agricultural productivity.

Corn

A cereal plant that yields large grains, or kernels, set in rows on a cob, widely grown for food, livestock feed, and biofuel.

Production Possibility Frontier

A curve depicting all maximum output possibilities for two goods, given a set of inputs consisting of resources and other factors. The PPF demonstrates the trade-offs in production volume between two choices.

Opportunity Cost

The cost of passing up the next best choice when making a decision.