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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Fewer employees mean less manpower to evaluate the safety and efficacy of new drugs that could dramatically impact diseases like cancer, diabetes and heart failure—issues that affect millions of Americans.
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Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The company plans to submit three investigational new drug applications to the FDA within the next 12 to 24 months, starting with HWK-007 for solid tumors in the second half of 2025.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
The administration will also make cuts to divisions at other agencies tasked with responding to approving new drugs, providing health insurance and responding to infectious disease outbreaks.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for treating urinary tract infections (UTIs), the first such drug approved in decades and the first in a new class of medications.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
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Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The company plans to submit three investigational new drug applications to the FDA within the next 12 to 24 months, starting with HWK-007 for solid tumors in the second half of 2025.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
The administration will also make cuts to divisions at other agencies tasked with responding to approving new drugs, providing health insurance and responding to infectious disease outbreaks.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for treating urinary tract infections (UTIs), the first such drug approved in decades and the first in a new class of medications.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
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“New drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20drug. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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