Approved Drug

An Approved Drug is a Substance that has been validated by clinical trials and approved by a government or ruling authority to be used and sold as a pharmaceutical drug.

Example(s):
- an FDA approved drug,
- a Controlled Drug,
- an Over-The-Counter (OTC) Drug,
- a Prescription Drug,
- …
Counter-Example(s):
- Date Rape Drug,
- Illicit Drug,
- Psychoactive Drug,
- Stimulant,
- Recreational Drug.
See: Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval, Drug, Drug Discovery, Drug Design, Drug Development, Drug Addiction, Recreational Drug Use, Responsible Drug Use.

References

(Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approved_drug Retrieved:2021-11-14.
- An approved drug is a preparation that has been validated for a therapeutic use by a ruling authority of a government. This process is specific by country.

(Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_clinical_research Retrieved:2021-11-14.
- Approved drugs
  - In the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must approve a substance as a drug before it can be marketed. The approval process involves several steps including pre-clinical laboratory and animal studies, clinical trials for safety and efficacy, filing of a New Drug Application by the manufacturer of the drug, FDA review of the application, and FDA approval/rejection of application y.

(Davis, 2021) ⇒ https://www.medicinenet.com/approved_drug/definition.htm Reviewed on 3/29/2021.
- QUOTE: Approved drug: A medication approved for marketing. In the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must approve a substance as a drug before it can be marketed. The approval process involves several steps including pre-clinical laboratory and animal studies, clinical trials for safety and efficacy, filing of a New Drug Application by the manufacturer of the drug, FDA review of the application, and FDA approval/rejection of application.