Video: Explaining the Drug Discovery Process
Innovations for Cancer
There are few things that cause patients more fear and uncertainty as a cancer diagnosis. Yet today - because of a steady stream of new and improved medicines and treatments - cancer can increasingly be managed and even beaten.
Womens’ Health Innovations
Every day millions of women across America are hoping for new treatments to help them fight the battle against such diseases as breast cancer, Alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis. Today, more than 370 new medicines and vaccines that can help women lead longer, healthier lives are in the pipeline.
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Innovation
From Laboratory to Pharmacy Shelf
Drug Discovery
Preclinical Testing
Clinical Trials
Approval Review
Once a potential medicine is shown to be both a safe and effective treatment, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reviews all of the studies and trials in order to determine whether a medicine can be approved for patient use.Click here to read more
Medicines in Development
All patients, whether fighting a deadly disease or managing a chronic condition, live in hope of new medicines and improved therapies. We are meeting these hopes with new medicines and treatments that improve health and give patients and physicians better treatment options. The following links ...
Creating New Medicines
Scientists' knowledge of disease is growing rapidly and today they are tackling diseases more complex than ever before. The following links contain information on how America's pharmaceutical research companies are creating new medicines to fight disease every day..
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Medical Innovation
Learn how medical innovation helps change people's lives.
Transforming Patient Care and Improving Quality of Life
Find out how innovative new medicines make it possible to prevent or slow the progress of many ...