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mrtesthah • today at 3:06 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

Administering phase 3 drug trials is the most expensive part of the process by far. They conveniently put that at the end.


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tpudlik • today at 3:56 AM

They put it at the end because they list the parts chronologically...

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__MatrixMan__ • today at 6:36 AM

It would be pretty reckless to do it any other way. That is, to evaluate whether it makes sense to distribute as a product without having any reason to believe that it is safe for humans and has any effect at all.