Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
in·ves·ti·ga·tion·al new drug Pronunciation:
in-"ves-ti-'gA-sh&-n&l- Function:
noun : a drug that hasnot been approved for general use by the Food and Drug Administration but is under investigation in clinical trials regarding its safety and efficacy first by clinical investigators and then bypracticing physicians using subjects who have given informed consent to participate —abbreviation
IND; called also
investigational drug
