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
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Innovation
Innovative prescription medicines and treatments are saving lives and giving patients new hope for a healthier future. Learn about how innovative research by America’s pharmaceutical companies is giving patients better health care choices
From Laboratory to Pharmacy Shelf
Only one of every 10,000 potential medicines investigated by America's research-based pharmaceutical companies makes it through the research and development pipeline and is approved for patient use by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Winning approval, on average, takes 15 years of research and development and costs over $800 million dollars. Potential new medicines pass through several crucial stages on their way from research laboratories to the pharmacy shelf.
Drug Discovery
Innovative new medicines and treatment don't just happen. Scientific knowledge of disease and potential treatments is growing rapidly. Scientists today are tackling more complex diseases than ever before.
Preclinical Testing
Once researchers identify a potential new treatment in the laboratory, years of testing begin.
Clinical Trials
In order to determine whether a potential medicine can safely and effectively treat a targeted disease, teams of physicians carry out a series of 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.
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Creating New Medicines
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