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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Elisabeth turns to the black market to try a new drug that promises to — literally, from an opening in her own body — spring forth a new, younger version of herself, played by Margaret Qualley.
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EW.com, 11 July 2024
Sponsors of new drug trials are currently encouraged to use the drug development tools pathway, which was not designed for digital health technologies and can be cumbersome and complicated for this use.
—Robert Metcalf and Jeffrey Francer, STAT, 10 July 2024
To effectively address noninfectious diseases and design new drugs, scientists need more detailed knowledge of how proteins, especially enzymes, bind small molecules.
—Marc Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024
Even if all else fails, prices are bound to fall over a period of years as new drugs win FDA approval and make the market more competitive, economists said.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
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EW.com, 11 July 2024
Sponsors of new drug trials are currently encouraged to use the drug development tools pathway, which was not designed for digital health technologies and can be cumbersome and complicated for this use.
—Robert Metcalf and Jeffrey Francer, STAT, 10 July 2024
To effectively address noninfectious diseases and design new drugs, scientists need more detailed knowledge of how proteins, especially enzymes, bind small molecules.
—Marc Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024
Even if all else fails, prices are bound to fall over a period of years as new drugs win FDA approval and make the market more competitive, economists said.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
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“New drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20drug. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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