Table 3.

Prior experience with obtaining investigational compounds ^a

Experience	Number	Percent w/experience	Percent successful
Yes b	397	58%
Yes, successful	227		57%
Yes, sometimes successful	146		37%
Yes, but not successful	17		4%
Yes, not answered (2)	7		2%
No	293	42%

^aSurvey respondents were asked, ‘Do you have prior experience in obtaining or seeking to obtain pharmaceutical compounds for your research?’

^bSurvey respondents with experience seeking compounds were asked, ‘Were your requests approved?’