Have you ever wondered about the process of how new medications and treatments reach patients? After scientific laboratory research, before the US Food and Drug Administration can qualify medications for use by patients, they must go through a rigorous series of clinical trials. Clinical trials cannot be conducted without volunteers.

Volunteers are truly the heroes of clinical research. The majority of volunteers are motivated by a desire to advance treatments that someday will benefit others. Volunteers receive:

• Free study medication
• Free examinations by a doctor
• Free medical procedures
• A stipend to help compensate for time and travel