LEXICON
No.126 October 12, 2012

Microdosing study
マイクロドーズ臨床試験
Exploratory clinical study
探索的臨床試験
Cassette dosing study
カセットドーズ臨床試験

Microdosing studies (マイクロドーズ臨床試験) are exploratory clinical studies (探索的臨床試験) conducted at an early stage of drug development to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of a candidate compound by administering it at doses less than 1/100 the smallest dose expected to exert pharmacological effects...

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