Editing Medication (section)

== Development ==
{{Main|Drug development}}

[[Drug development]] is the process of bringing a new drug to the market once a [[lead compound]] has been identified through the process of [[drug discovery]]. It includes pre-clinical research (microorganisms/animals) and [[clinical trials]] (on humans) and may include the step of obtaining regulatory approval to market the drug.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Strovel|first1=Jeffrey|last2=Sittampalam|first2=Sitta|last3=Coussens|first3=Nathan P.|last4=Hughes|first4=Michael|last5=Inglese|first5=James|last6=Kurtz|first6=Andrew|last7=Andalibi|first7=Ali|last8=Patton|first8=Lavonne|last9=Austin|first9=Chris|last10=Baltezor|first10=Michael|last11=Beckloff|first11=Michael|last12=Weingarten|first12=Michael|last13=Weir|first13=Scott|title=Assay Guidance Manual|date=1 July 2016|publisher=Eli Lilly & Company and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences|chapter-url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92015/|chapter=Early Drug Discovery and Development Guidelines: For Academic Researchers, Collaborators, and Start-up Companies|pmid=22553881|access-date=20 May 2017|archive-date=19 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419043905/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92015/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Taylor|first1=David|title=Pharmaceuticals in the Environment|chapter=The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Future of Drug Development|series=Issues in Environmental Science and Technology|date=2015|pages=1–33|doi=10.1039/9781782622345-00001 |doi-access=free |language=en|isbn=978-1-78262-189-8}}</ref>

'''[https://www.fda.gov/patients/learn-about-drug-and-device-approvals/drug-development-process Drug Development Process]'''

'''Discovery:''' The Drug Development process starts with Discovery, a process of identifying a new medicine.

'''Development:''' Chemicals extracted from natural products are used to make pills, capsules, or syrups for oral use. Injections for direct infusion into the blood drops for eyes or ears.

'''Preclinical research''': Drugs go under laboratory or animal testing, to ensure that they can be used on Humans.

'''[[Clinical research|Clinical]] testing:''' The drug is used on people to confirm that it is safe to use.

'''[[FDA]]''' '''Review:''' drug is sent to FDA before launching the drug into the market.

'''FDA post-Market Review:''' The drug is reviewed and monitored by FDA for the safety once it is available to the public.