Phase IV

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Phase IV ( Post-marketing surveillance)

The objectives of post-marketing surveillance is to

1. Understand the side effect of drug that is associated with long term uses.
2. Extending use of drug to different class of patient such as children.
3. Finding new therapeutic opportunities or new formulations that may increase the effectiveness of the drug and allow it to be administered to a larger number of patients.