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title: "Programs"
slug: "programs"
description: "Manage clinical trial programs, compounds, and protocols to support safe, efficient, and organized medical research."
updated: 2026-06-25T10:21:04Z
published: 2026-06-25T10:21:04Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/programs"
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# Programs

Clinical trials are meant to investigate the safety and efficiency of a new drug (e.g., molecular compounds, peptides, genomic material). As a first step, users should use the [**Compounds**](/life-sciences/docs/compound) form (**Product information management > Setup > Compounds**) to specify details about the investigated compound.

Each investigational compound should generate one clinical program, which acts as an “umbrella” entity for all the sub-entities required (e.g., protocols, therapeutic areas, sites, warehouses, etc.).

Users can use the **Programs** form (**Clinical Supplies Management > Common > Programs**) to specify details about a program. The form presents the following fields:

- **Program**: Users should insert the desired program ID.
- **Description**: Users should insert a description of the program.
- **Compound**: Users should select the [compound](/life-sciences/docs/compound) to be investigated in this program.
- **Generic name**: Not editable.
- **Trade name**: Not editable.
- **Status**: Not editable.

Values for the **Generic name** field, **Compound** field, and **Trade name** field are automatically inherited from the [**Compounds**](/life-sciences/docs/compound) form.

By clicking the Therapeutic areas button, users can access the [**Therapeutic areas**](/life-sciences/docs/therapeutic-areas) form and visualize, add or modify the program’s therapeutic areas.

By clicking the **Protocols** button, users can access the [**Protocols**](/life-sciences/docs/protocols) form and visualize, add or modify the protocols involved in this program.

A program can be linked to one or multiple items by clicking the **Programs** button in the **Clinical Supplies Management** tab of the **Released products** form (**Product information management > Products > Released products**). In the Programs form, users can access the **Items by program** form and visualize all the items involved in this program by clicking the **Items** button.

## Related

- [Compound](/compound.md)
- [Therapeutic areas](/therapeutic-areas.md)
- [Protocols](/protocols.md)
- [Clinical Supplies Management](/clinical-supplies-management.md)