Developing high-quality, safe, and effective drugs is a complex process that requires varied scientific skills and stringent regulatory assessments. Drug development is a process that spans many years ...

Medicinal chemistry, also known as pharmaceutical chemistry, is a branch of chemistry focused on the development of new drugs and the improvement of existing ones. It is an interdisciplinary field ...

Economic incentives and patent protections drive development of innovative medications. Drug prices are determined by consumer demand, not production costs. Therefore, governmental regulation risks ...

Targeted modulation of certain intracellular signaling proteins could represent an exciting new approach to drug development.

AI automation throughout the drug development pipeline is opening up the possibility of faster, cheaper pharmaceuticals. At 82 years old, with an aggressive form of blood cancer that six courses of ...

Some drugs may seem like they were named by throwing darts at the alphabet – but the process of drug naming is actually very intentional. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Dr. Dave Latshaw, CEO ...

The annual meeting of the American Association of Mass Spectrometry held in June featured the debut of many improved and modified mass spec instruments and ancillary devices. The focus, however, was ...

Prescription spending has increased substantially in recent years, growing to more than $630 billion in the US in 2022. Of that, approximately 51 percent of total pharmaceutical spending was on ...

When pharmaceutical companies develop a novel drug for the market, several steps are required to assess and regulate its safety, effectiveness, manufacturability, and reliability. These processes, and ...