<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>How to get a new drug to market? How much time does it take to go from the idea to implementation? In this study we followed the path drugs take from synthesis to introduction to the market. In doing so, articles in the PubMed and the Google Scholar database have been analyzed using the keywords: drug development, drug design, lead compound, preclinical trials, clinical trials. The available literature was subjectively selected due to its usefulness in the topic. Based on the obtained articles, we presented the stages that a would-be drug takes on the way from the idea to marketing. Herein, it is underlined that the process of creating new drugs is long, extremely labor-intensive, and involves many restrictions in the context of the use of animals, as well as humans</p></abstract>

How to get a new drug to market? How much time does it take to go from the idea to implementation? In this study we followed the path drugs take from synthesis to introduction to the market. In doing so, articles in the PubMed and the Google Scholar database have been analyzed using the keywords: drug development, drug design, lead compound, preclinical trials, clinical trials. The available literature was subjectively selected due to its usefulness in the topic. Based on the obtained articles, we presented the stages that a would-be drug takes on the way from the idea to marketing. Herein, it is underlined that the process of creating new drugs is long, extremely labor-intensive, and involves many restrictions in the context of the use of animals, as well as humans

New Drugs - From Necessity to Delivery

Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences

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How to get a new drug to market? How much time does it take to go from the idea to implementation? In this study we followed the path drugs take from synthesis...

New Drugs - From Necessity to Delivery

Published Online: Jul 28, 2018

Page range: 69 - 75

Received: Mar 24, 2018

Accepted: Apr 29, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cipms-2018-0020

Keywords
drug development, drug design, lead compound, preclinical trials, clinical trials

© 2018 Ewa Kedzierska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

New Drugs - From Necessity to Delivery

Published Online: Jul 28, 2018

Page range: 69 - 75

Received: Mar 24, 2018

Accepted: Apr 29, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cipms-2018-0020

Keywordsdrug development, drug design, lead compound, preclinical trials, clinical trials

© 2018 Ewa Kedzierska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
drug development, drug design, lead compound, preclinical trials, clinical trials