A nurse is assisting in drug trials that have reached the stage in which potential new indications for approved drugs are investigated. The nurse is aware that this phase is known as phase:
a. I.
b. II.
c. III.
d. IV.
ANS: D
Phase IV studies may examine potential new indications for approved drugs.
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