new drug
noun
: a drug that has not been declared safe and effective by qualified experts under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the label and that may be a new chemical formula or an established drug prescribed for use in a new way
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Clete and Dave get caught up in a violent and complicated tangle involving a dangerous new drug.
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Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
Thus a new drug against COVID and Long COVID is sorely needed.
—Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center have also implemented new drug testing and reporting protocols, and states like New York and Washington now mandate reporting only when withdrawal symptoms or other safety concerns are present.
—Arthur Robin Williams and Judith Cole, STAT, 31 May 2024
That's one of the potential ways to develop new drugs and vaccines, which again ties into this mission of responding to outbreaks within 90 to 100 days.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 30 May 2024
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Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
Thus a new drug against COVID and Long COVID is sorely needed.
—Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center have also implemented new drug testing and reporting protocols, and states like New York and Washington now mandate reporting only when withdrawal symptoms or other safety concerns are present.
—Arthur Robin Williams and Judith Cole, STAT, 31 May 2024
That's one of the potential ways to develop new drugs and vaccines, which again ties into this mission of responding to outbreaks within 90 to 100 days.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 30 May 2024
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“New drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20drug. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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