Abstracto

Drug Discovery & Development - A Review

Pratibha Muntha

The development of a drug from an initial idea to its entry into the market is a very complex process which can take around 5-10 years and cost $1.7 billion. The idea for a new development can come from a variety of sources which include the current necessities of the market, new emerging diseases, academic and clinical research, commercial sector, etc... Once a target for discovery has been chosen, the pharmaceutical industries or the associated academic centres work on the early processes to identify the chemical molecules with suitable characteristics to make the targeted drugs. This review article will look into the key concepts of drug discovery, drug development and clinical stages of the drug discovery.