right to try

noun

The right of terminally ill patients to access experimental therapies (drugs, biologics, devices) that have completed Phase I testing but have not been approved by the FDA.

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Meanings

nounright to try (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe right of terminally ill patients to access experimental therapies (drugs, biologics, devices) that have completed Phase I testing but have not been approved by the FDA.
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APA

right to try. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20to%20try

MLA

“right to try.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20to%20try. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “right to try,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20to%20try.

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