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Next, are human trials. In this phase, you need to prove your drug
effectively does what you claim. If it doesn't, no approval. The first human trials for OxyContin
took place in Puerto Rico, with women who were recuperating
from gynecological surgery. For the second phase, they ran more trials with cancer patients
at several hospitals in the U.S. And in Phase 3, Purdue conducted large-scale
clinical trials across the country with over 1,000 patient volunteers. I reviewed those trials
and two things stuck out to me
effectively does what you claim. If it doesn't, no approval. The first human trials for OxyContin
took place in Puerto Rico, with women who were recuperating
from gynecological surgery. For the second phase, they ran more trials with cancer patients
at several hospitals in the U.S. And in Phase 3, Purdue conducted large-scale
clinical trials across the country with over 1,000 patient volunteers. I reviewed those trials
and two things stuck out to me
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Next, are human trials.
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In this phase,
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you need to prove your drug
effectively does what you claim.
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If it doesn't, no approval.
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The first human trials for OxyContin
took place in Puerto Rico,
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with women who were recuperating
from gynecological surgery.
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For the second phase,
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they ran more trials with cancer patients
at several hospitals in the U.S.
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And in Phase 3,
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Purdue conducted large-scale
clinical trials across the country
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with over 1,000 patient volunteers.
00:00:35.166 --> 00:00:38.375
I reviewed those trials
and two things stuck out to me.
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The causes and consequences of America's opioid epidemic unfold in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth.