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This second edition of the FDA Consumer special issue From Test Tube To Patient: New Drug Development in the United States was published in January 1995. (The first edition was published in May 1993.) An edition published in 1999 by FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research is available on this Website only in PDF format*. Printed copies of the 1999 edition are also available from the Government Printing Office.
The Beginnings: Laboratory and Animal Studies
Drug Testing from a Patient's Perspective
Protecting 'Human Guinea Pigs'
FDA Finds New Ways to Speed Treatments to Patients
Benefit Vs. Risk: How FDA Approves New Drugs
Getting Outside Advice for 'Close Calls'
MedWatch on Lookout for Medical Product Problems
Orphan Products: New Hope for People with Rare Disorders
User Fees to Fund Faster Reviews
FDA Ensures Equivalence of Generic Drugs
Why FDA Is Encouraging Drug Testing in Children
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