Any process by which toxicity, metabolism, absorption, elimination, preferred route of administration, safe dosage range, etc., for a drug or group of drugs is determined through clinical assessment in humans or veterinary animals.

Annotation

general: more likely CLINICAL TRIAL and its indentations or CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC and its indentations; differentiate from DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL which is used for studies in experimental animals or in vitro

DUI

D004341 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0006828

History note

74; was in Cat E & G 1974-79

Public note

74