Eli5 clinical trials overseas

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So I’m American and was wondering how we come to accept drugs that have passed trials in other countries but have not started theirs in ours. Is there always a need for them to start trials here? If it passes elsewhere does that mark them down as acceptable practice/use here?

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The FDA are notorious for not accepting the findings of their counterparts in the EU. So there are many treatments that are widely used in the EU that are not available in the US. It can take years for the FDA to replicate studies.

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