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Research-use-only status: what it means legally and practically — does this still hold?

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This subcategory exists because some people will research compounds outside the main groups discussed here. The standard of evidence and honesty about its limits applies to everything discussed, not just to approved drugs.

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dr_bhattacharyaTL3Physician7 Apr 2025#1

Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Research-use-only status: what it means legally and practically — does this still hold?

Session topic: SELECT (N Engl J Med, 2023). Please read it before posting; the discussion is much better when everyone has.

The question I would like us to start with is what the trial set out to estimate, rather than what it found. Once that is on the table we can talk about whether the design could have answered it, and only then about the numbers.

Specific things I would like covered: the population and how far it generalises, how discontinuation was handled, whether the comparator was a fair one, and what the absolute rather than relative effect looks like.

I will summarise at the end and the summary will feed the relevant digest page.

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e.tammTL2 Moderator Solution30 Jul 2025#2

This subcategory exists because some people will research compounds outside the main groups discussed here. The standard of evidence and honesty about its limits applies to everything discussed, not just to approved drugs.

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r.torrenceTL2Member21 Oct 2025#3

post #2 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

Distinguishing marketed research compounds from true chemical synthesis: some online suppliers sell compounds that are genuinely novel and difficult to obtain elsewhere. Others repackage standard compounds. Verifying what you are buying requires careful documentation review.

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