A Right to Experimental Drug.docx FPX3200 A Right to Experimental Drug? PHI-FPX3200- Et

A Right to Experimental Drug.docx  FPX3200  A Right to Experimental Drug?  PHI-FPX3200- Ethics in Health Care  Capella University   A Right to Experimental Drugs?  Clinical trials are the primary method of evaluating the results of a new medical procedure, drug, diet, surgical or behavioral intervention. With clinical trials, researchers are able to determine the safety and efficiency of the new medical treatments, identifying whether the  new treatment is more effective and/or less harmful than the standard treatment option. Clinical trials consist of four different testing phases. Phase 1 of the trial consists of experimental testing on a small group of healthy individuals, with the focus being safety. Phase II involves more trials testing, consisting of 100 to 300 individuals, with focus on effectiveness. Phase III combines the information gathered during phases 1 and II with continued focus on safety and efficiency. Phase IV of the clinical trial takes place after the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) deems the tested drug or medical device safe for human use ( U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d.). This assessment will identify relevant ethical theories and moral principles that apply to experimental drug treatments, analyze principles of informed consent, identify the cost and benefits of unapproved experimental drugs, and provide examples for and against offering pre- approved drugs to patients.  Ethical Theories and Moral Principles  The moral principles that apply to this assessment incl