Process of bringing a new pharmaceutical drug to the market once a lead compound has been identified

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Blister pack of chloroquine antimalarial tablets. Chloroquine is used to prevent and treat the infectious disease malaria. Malaria is caused by parasites (Plasmodium species) which enter the blood when inefcted mosquitoes feed. Side effects of chloroquine include vomitting, nausea and headache. Retinopathy (damage to the retina) is a rare eye condition associated with long term use over many years. Drug resistance against antimalarials is increasing.

Taxus Baccata (Yew)

Podophyllum peltatum (American mandrake). Also known as 'May apple'.

Ribonuclease A with bound inhibitor

Taxus baccata (English yew)

Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle)

Spheres of medicine to be delivered in capsule form

Medical equipment

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), X-ray

Im Wettlauf gegen das Wechselfieber : zur Geschichte der synthetischen Antimalariamittel / Ute Jutta Götz ; mit einem Geleitwort von Christoph Friedrich ; verantwortlicher Herausgeber, Prof. Dr. Christoph Friedrich.

Guidance on dose level selection for regulatory general toxicology studies for pharmaceuticals / [Sally Robinson [and others]].

The quest for the cure : the science and stories behind the next generation of medicines / Brent R. Stockwell.

The contribution of direct patient reporting to pharmacovigilance / door Florence Petra Anne Maria van Hunsel.

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Drug Development

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Im Wettlauf gegen das Wechselfieber : zur Geschichte der synthetischen Antimalariamittel / Ute Jutta Götz ; mit einem Geleitwort von Christoph Friedrich ; verantwortlicher Herausgeber, Prof. Dr. Christoph Friedrich.

Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle)

Guidance on dose level selection for regulatory general toxicology studies for pharmaceuticals / [Sally Robinson [and others]].

The quest for the cure : the science and stories behind the next generation of medicines / Brent R. Stockwell.

The contribution of direct patient reporting to pharmacovigilance / door Florence Petra Anne Maria van Hunsel.

Drug Development

Images about Drug Development

Works

Im Wettlauf gegen das Wechselfieber : zur Geschichte der synthetischen Antimalariamittel / Ute Jutta Götz ; mit einem Geleitwort von Christoph Friedrich ; verantwortlicher Herausgeber, Prof. Dr. Christoph Friedrich.

Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle)

Guidance on dose level selection for regulatory general toxicology studies for pharmaceuticals / [Sally Robinson [and others]].

The quest for the cure : the science and stories behind the next generation of medicines / Brent R. Stockwell.

The contribution of direct patient reporting to pharmacovigilance / door Florence Petra Anne Maria van Hunsel.

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