Before any new therapy or medicine is placed on the shelves of a pharmacy, it needs to be tested in humans first.

What does that process look like? And who are the people testing these new drugs?

Jonathan Webb goes behind the curtain of clinical trials with health reporter Lauren Roberts to take a look at what happens in Australia.

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Featuring:

• Lauren Roberts, health reporter

Further information:

Richard Scolyer encouraged Australians to enrol in research. Here's how to get involved

Australian Clinical Trials

This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.