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Thursday, August 15, 2013

Clinical Trials: Because Meds Don't Always Work

Unknown to most people, prescription medicines undergo stringent testing processes to ensure their safety and efficacy. These clinical trials, also known as interventional studies, involve testing the prototype medicine (the intervention) on a group of test subjects. More often than not, the results of these trials prove useful for improving overall medical care in a number of ways. First, these trials help not only to validate old medical studies, but also to confirm whether certain medical practices are indeed safe. For instance, it was...