phase iii

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   a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA

   Synonymsphase III clinical trial

   Broaderclinical trial

Questions about phase iii

What does phase iii mean?

phase iii means "a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA".

What is another word for phase iii?

Close synonyms include phase III clinical trial. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.