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diff --git a/ippisite/ippidb/migrations/0022_auto_20170523_1311.py b/ippisite/ippidb/migrations/0022_auto_20170523_1311.py
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+++ b/ippisite/ippidb/migrations/0022_auto_20170523_1311.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.1 on 2017-05-23 13:11
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('ippidb', '0021_auto_20170522_1949'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='mddrcompoundimport',
+            name='dvpmt_phase',
+            field=models.CharField(choices=[('Biological Testing', ''), ('Preclinical', ''), ('Phase III', ''), ('Phase II', ''), ('Phase I/II', ''), ('Phase I', ''), ('Launched', ''), ('Pre-Registered', ''), ('Not Applicable', ''), ('Discontinued', ''), ('Clinical', ''), ('Withdrawn', ''), ('Registered', ''), ('Not Determined', ''), ('Phase II/III', ''), ('IND Filed', '')], max_length=20, verbose_name='Development phase'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/ippisite/ippidb/models.py b/ippisite/ippidb/models.py
index 377f692aa59d63e130d486cb3d367185c0f5b2d9..c2599e0127f52089c625ecfc28b3a10c90578a05 100644
--- a/ippisite/ippidb/models.py
+++ b/ippisite/ippidb/models.py
@@ -253,8 +253,28 @@ class MDDRActivityClass(models.Model):
         return self.name
 
 class MDDRCompoundImport(models.Model):
+
+    MDDR_DEVELOPMENT_PHASES = (
+        ('Biological Testing',''),
+        ('Preclinical',''),
+        ('Phase III',''),
+        ('Phase II',''),
+        ('Phase I/II',''),
+        ('Phase I',''),
+        ('Launched',''),
+        ('Pre-Registered',''),
+        ('Not Applicable',''),
+        ('Discontinued',''),
+        ('Clinical',''),
+        ('Withdrawn',''),
+        ('Registered',''),
+        ('Not Determined',''),
+        ('Phase II/III',''),
+        ('IND Filed',''),
+    )
+
     mddr_name = models.CharField('MDDR name', max_length=40)  
-    dvpmt_phase = models.CharField('Development phase', max_length=20)  
+    dvpmt_phase = models.CharField('Development phase', max_length=20, choices=MDDR_DEVELOPMENT_PHASES)  
     canonical_smile = models.CharField('Canonical Smile', max_length=500, blank=True, null=True)  
     #TODO index this table on canonical_smile
     db_import_date = models.DateTimeField('MDDR release year/month')