CDF Patient Advocate Introduction to Drug Development Understanding Check

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* 1. Please enter your contact information.

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* 2. How many clinical phases are there in therapeutics development?

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* 3. What does each clinical phase test?

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 4

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* 4. What types of studies are considered the “gold standard?” Why?

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* 5. What is Epidemiology?

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* 6. An Efficacy Trial compares what?

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* 7. Dr. Adelman argues that the bar is getting higher for the development of therapeutics. Why does he believe that?

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* 8. List as many reasons as you can for why the drug process is slow. Which of these reasons protect the interests of patients?

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* 9. If patients are fully engaged in a research project might they offer input that could make the research process less expensive and/or more efficient? Is this possible without jeopardizing patient safety?