Which statement about the safety and efficacy of medications in children is accurate?
a. Children cannot give consent, so clinical drug trials are not performed on children.
b. Children can only be subjects in quasi-experimental clinical studies.
c. Data from adult clinical drug trials can be extrapolated to children.
d. Federal law requires that drugs for children be tested on children.
ANS: D
The FDA Modernization Act of 1997 requires that drugs intended for use in children be tested on children.
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