Chapter 4, Problem 8O

Summary Introduction

To discuss:

The nurse’s role in the development of new and investigational and the informed consent process.

Developing a new drug is a complex and time-consuming process. It starts with four phases of preclinical studies that include in vitro and in vivo studies. The investigation of a new drug requires a clinical study on human followed by the four phases of preclinical studies. The main aim of this study is to develop a drug which is considered as safe, less toxicity, potency, efficacy, purity, and bioavailability.