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right to try

right to try noun: the right of terminally ill patients to access experimental therapies (drugs, biologics, devices) that have completed Phase I testing but have not been approved by the FDA.

Noun

right to try (uncountable)

  1. The right of terminally ill patients to access experimental therapies (drugs, biologics, devices) that have completed Phase I testing but have not been approved by the FDA.

Questions about right to try

What does right to try mean?
Right to try means the right of terminally ill patients to access experimental therapies (drugs, biologics, devices) that have completed Phase I testing but have not been approved by the FDA.
What part of speech is right to try?
Right to try is a noun.

Words near right to try in the dictionary

  1. right to life
  2. right to remain silent
  3. right to repair
  4. right to roam
  5. right to silence
  6. right to try
  7. right to work
  8. right total
  9. right trapezoid
  10. right trapezoids
  11. right triangle

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