12 years from an invention of a drug to market On average only 5 in 5000 drugs that enter preclinical testing progress to human testing only one of these 5 drugs that are tested in people is approved. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it is required this following sequence of events before approving a drug: 1. Preclinical testing 🧬 (laboratory and animal studies, usually takes 3 and 1/2 years) 2. Investigational New Drug Application ⚗️ (evaluating results from the previous testing, chemical structure and toxicity is discussed) 3. Phase I Clinical Trials 🧪 (it's usually the first test of a drug under development in healthy volunteers, takes 1 year) 4. Phase II Clinical Trials 🔬(larger studies that are done in patients with the disease for which the drug is intended, takes 2 years) 5. Phase III Clinical Trial 🥼 (usually involve 1,000 to 3,000 patients in clinics and hospitals, side effects are discussed, usually takes 3 years) 6. New Drug Application 💊 (analyzing the data from Phase III by manufacturer, takes up to 30 months) 7. Phase IV Studies 📝 (commonly called "post-marketing studies") There are also fast-tracking processes that can expedite the drug development process, however, this is the usual journey for a drug from invention to market. Posted @withregram • @iocbprague dm for credit or removal #chemistryfacts #chemistrylovers #avcr #farmaceutic #pharmacy #💊 #clinicaltest #pharmacist #pharmacylife #drugdevelopment #research #science #medicine #drugdiscovery #iocbprague #ilovechemistry #chemistrylab #chemistry_lab #akademievedcr https://www.instagram.com/p/CE8sL3QHDJI/?igshid=5s4hxp7r172e
