Drug pipeline: related pages
Clinical trials The testing new of drugs and vaccines by administering them to people in order to demonstrate their safety and effectiveness to regulators. A key part of the approval process.
Orphan Drugs A designation that gives pharmaceutical companies additional incentives to develop particular drugs, usually for rare diseases.
Generic drug A drug that that is in effect a copy of an original proprietary version of a drug.
Prescription drug A drug that may only be sold by a pharmacist when authorised by a written prescription from a medical practitioner.
OTC drug A drug which does not require a prescription to be sold; generally less profitable than prescription drugs.
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