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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > animal and human health > medical sciences > pharmacology > drug development
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > medical sciences > pharmacology > drug development
Preferred Term:

drug development

Definition:
The entire process of bringing a new drug to the market. It includes both preclinical and clinical testing, and regulatory approval.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
pharmacology
Narrower Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • medication development
  • pharmaceutical development
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/330369
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RDF/XMLCreated 2019-04-29, last modified 2019-12-16