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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In 2015, he was charged with new drug offenses in Nova Scotia.
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The startup is part of a group of biotech companies trying to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to research and devise new drugs.
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But another is finding new drugs against resistant microbes.
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Researchers believe this clarity could reveal new drug targets.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The startup is part of a group of biotech companies trying to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to research and devise new drugs.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
But another is finding new drugs against resistant microbes.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Researchers believe this clarity could reveal new drug targets.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
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“New drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20drug. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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