the use of laboratory animals to test chemicals

patients with the disease the drug is designed to treat

mass marketing surveys of drug effects in large numbers of people

healthy human volunteers who are often paid for their participation

the name assigned to the drug by the pharmaceutical company developing it

the chemical name of the drug based on its chemical structure

the original name assigned to the drug at the beginning of the evaluation process

the name that is often used in advertising campaigns

has failed to go through the approval process

is available in a foreign country but not in this country

has been tested but is not considered to be financially viable

is available without a prescription

to indicate a drug's potential or actual teratogenic effects

for research purposes only

to list drugs that are more likely to have addicting properties

to follow regulations set by the DEA

the FDA

the Department of Commerce

the Federal Bureau of Investigation

the DEA

male bodies are more predictable and responsive to chemicals

females are more apt to suffer problems with ova, which are formed only before birth

males can tolerate the unknown adverse effects of many drugs better than females

there are no standards to use to evaluate the female response

that the new tablet may have similar effects or may not so the patient should carefully monitor response

that generic drugs are available without a prescription and they are just as safe as the brand name medication

that the law requires that prescriptions be filled with the generic form if available to cut down the cost of medications

that the pharmacist filled the prescription with the wrong drug and it should be returned to the pharmacy for a refund