What is a Clinical Trial ?
The development of a new medicine is often a lengthy and costly process - all medicines will have previously undergone rigorous testing in the laboratory before progressing onto testing in humans.
A clinical trial is the term used to describe the testing of a new medicine or medical device to evaluate whether the drug or device is effective and safe for people to use. Other terms often used to describe clinical trials are drug studies or drug research.
Clinical trials are carried out under the strict supervision of fully qualified doctors, nurses and other health professionals and all trials must first be approved by an Independent Review Board (IRB). IRBs comprise both laypersons and professionals - their main concern is safeguarding the interests of the participants.
The PAREXEL Clinical Pharmacology Research Unit works in accordance with ICH Clinical Practice (GCP) which is an international ethical and scientific quality standard for the conduct of trials.
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