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How does a new medicine come about?

The birth of a new drug

From molecule to medicine
One tends to take medicines for granted, but they are the culmination of a long, laborious and costly process of research and development.
 
General pharmacology
Molecular modellingSynthesis & Analysis
Desk Research
PharmacokineticsClinical Research
Toxicology
Registration
Production
Market launch & Support
 
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The birth of a new drug is rather like a knock-out competition. Each year thousands of new chemical substances are discovered by pharmaceutical research teams. Eventually, one of these molecules will become a new drug. The entire process - from molecular design to production, marketing and sales - takes an average of 10 years or more to complete and calls for huge investments.

 
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