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Noun: phase III
  1. A large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA
    - phase III clinical trial

Type of: clinical test, clinical trial

Encyclopedia: Phase III