[ProtectOurFreedom]

This is not my feed at all (I’m a mechanical engineer), but my understanding is that clinical trials are not going to reveal the method of action of a drug. They will only tell you if a drug is effective at achieving a defined end point of the trial.

Lab studies will reveal the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic actions at the molecular level.

[semimojo]

...clinical trials are not going to reveal the method of action of a drug. They will only tell you if a drug is effective at achieving a defined end point of the trial.

Exactly. Just like a road test won't give you the molecular makeup of the hydrocarbon you're burning, just let you know if it will make your car go Vroooom.