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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Bringing a new drug to market is one of the most expensive and time-consuming feats in modern science.
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Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
While they have long been prescribed as standard treatment after a heart attack, their benefit in the context of modern treatments was unproven, with new drugs often tested but older treatments less rigorously questioned, according to the researchers.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
That effort helped get two new drugs (lecanemab and donanemab) on the market.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
In particular, O’Neill proposed doing away with FDA’s 60-year-old mandate of assuring new drugs are both safe and effective in treating disease.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
While they have long been prescribed as standard treatment after a heart attack, their benefit in the context of modern treatments was unproven, with new drugs often tested but older treatments less rigorously questioned, according to the researchers.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
That effort helped get two new drugs (lecanemab and donanemab) on the market.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
In particular, O’Neill proposed doing away with FDA’s 60-year-old mandate of assuring new drugs are both safe and effective in treating disease.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
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“New drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20drug. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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