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If it were, we would not be dealing with a prescribed drug addiction and abuse epidemic. If you really want to avoid the possibility of prescribed medicine obsession, it would be a good concept to understand precisely what the requirements are for FDA approval.

Prior to submitting a drug for approval, researches are done on animals and cells. If the medicine shows guarantee, Stage II begins. If Phase II also shows promise, Stage III is begun.

While each step allows scientists to evaluate the efficiency and safety of the drugs, researchers are supposed to figure out how a medicine will certainly effect the general population in Stage III.

After Stage III, the advantages of the drug are compared with the risks, including the possibility of prescribed medicine obsession, and if the benefits are deemed to justify the risks, the medicine is accepted by the FDA and is made generally available. It is only accepted for the particular conditions it was created to treat, at certain doses, and may have other standards such as cautions to not take the drug under particular conditions.

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Prior to sending http://www.asam.org/for-the-public/definition-of-addiction a medicine for approval, studies are done on animals and cells. If the medicine shows guarantee, Phase II starts.