12 MONTHS TO DEVELOP A DRUG—PULL THE OTHER ONE, IT'S GOT BELLS ON

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PRECLINICAL TESTING OF MEDICINES

The lifecycle of a development programme for a medicinal product begins with pre-clinical assessment of a batch (lot), or batches of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) at small (pilot) scale. Batches are pre-GMP (GMP = Good Manufacturing Practice).

Data relating to production must be carefully recorded and collecte…