When taking any form of medication
have you ever wondered how it is
developed and tested? This information
is needed to help obtain the correct
dosage, the safety of the drugs, and how
long a drug may remain in the body. New
treatments are continually being
developed for the treatment of disease.
However, it is a complex process with
many stages of development before a new
medicine can be used to treat patients.
A promising new drug must be extensively
investigated before it is thought to be
safe to be given to humans. It is then
tested in healthy volunteers so that
certain properties of the drug can be
determined. During any drug trial
volunteers safety and good clinical
practice are our primary concern.
Volunteers are seen by one of our
medical doctors to check they are
suitable for the trial and the research
trial will have full approval from an
Independent Research Ethics committee.
Healthy volunteers and patients play an
essential part in the development of new
drugs, treatments, assessing products
and helping to test new and existing
medicines to combat disease. |
