drugtrial
nounUK /ˈdrʌɡ traɪəl/
US /ˈdrʌɡ traɪəl/
A drug trial is a test to see if a new medicine is safe and works well.
The new drug trial showed that the medicine helped people feel better.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A legal court case about illegal drugs.
The drug trial lasted for three weeks in the city court.
3. A tryout or experiment with a new drug in a lab.
Scientists ran a drug trial on mice before testing it on humans.
4. A period when a medicine is given to see how well it works.
During the drug trial, volunteers visited the clinic every week.