Nic I am no expert but i think phase ii is intended to establish safety not effectiveness. Once safety is establsihed then phase iii begins to see if effectiveness is improved. Bob ---- Nic Marais <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > http://www.viartis.net/parkinsons.disease/news/140402.htm > > A somewhat confusing article. If the phase ll tests showed no improvement, > why bother with phase lll. > > Nic 62/20 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn