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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects; during this phase the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials;
[syn: phase IV clinical trial, phase IV]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

phase IV n 1: sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects; during this phase the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials [syn: phase IV clinical trial, phase IV]