Clinical Drug Evaluation Process

A Clinical Drug Evaluation Process is a drug development sub-process that empirically researches the drug safety and drug efficacy of a medicinal drug.

• AKA: Drug Development.
• Context:
  • It can (typically) involve a Drug Research Study (a clinical research study).
  • It can range from being a Drug Pre-Clinical Research and Drug Clinical Research.
  • It can follow Drug Discovery.
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• Example(s):
  • Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine's clinical evaluation process,
  • Remdesivir's clinical evaluation process,
  • Pembrolizumab's clinical evaluation process,
  • Adalimumab's clinical evaluation process,
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a clinical trial that lacks of a placebo control group,
  • a clinical trial with a small sample size,
  • a clinical trial with a short duration,
  • a clinical study that is not blinded or double-blinded,
  • a clinical trial that is not properly monitored,
  • a clinical trial in which endpoint are not relevant to the clinical condition being treated.
• See: New Drug Application, Pharmaceutical Drug, Lead Compound, Drug Discovery, Preclinical Research, Food And Drug Administration, Investigational New Drug, Clinical Trial, Regulatory Approval.

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References

2023a

• (OpenAI-ChatGPT, 2023) ⇒ https://chat.openai.com/chat Retrieved:2023-03-05.
  • Question: Explain the Clinical Drug Evaluation Process
  • Answer: The clinical drug evaluation process is a critical stage in the drug development process where a new drug is evaluated in human clinical trials to determine its safety and efficacy. The process involves a series of phases, each with its specific objectives, study designs, and endpoints.
    • Phase 1: In this phase, the drug is tested in a small group of healthy volunteers to evaluate its safety and pharmacokinetics. The primary objectives of this phase are to identify the maximum tolerated dose, to assess the pharmacokinetics of the drug, and to identify any adverse effects.
    • Phase 2: In this phase, the drug is tested in a larger group of patients with the targeted disease to evaluate its efficacy and optimal dosage. The primary objectives of this phase are to determine the therapeutic efficacy of the drug, the optimal dose and dosing schedule, and to further evaluate its safety.
    • Phase 3: In this phase, the drug is tested in a large group of patients to confirm its safety and efficacy. The primary objectives of this phase are to provide sufficient data on safety and efficacy to support regulatory approval and to further evaluate the safety and efficacy of the drug.
    • Phase 4: In this phase, the drug is marketed and monitored in the general population. The primary objectives of this phase are to monitor the long-term safety and efficacy of the drug and to identify any rare or unexpected adverse effects.

      Throughout each phase of the clinical drug evaluation process, the safety of the participants is monitored carefully, and adverse events are recorded and evaluated. The clinical trials are typically conducted in compliance with the Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines, which define the standards for the design, conduct, and reporting of clinical trials. Additionally, regulatory agencies, such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), review the data from the clinical trials to determine the safety and efficacy of the drug and whether it should be approved for marketing.

      The clinical drug evaluation process is a complex and lengthy process that can take several years and requires substantial resources. However, it is a necessary step in ensuring the safety and efficacy of new drugs before they can be marketed and used by patients.

2023b

• (OpenAI-ChatGPT, 2023) ⇒ https://chat.openai.com/chat
  • A Drug Evaluation Process is a sub-process of drug development that involves the empirical research of a medicinal drug's drug safety and drug efficacy, which can include both Pre-Clinical Drug Research and Clinical Drug Research. The pre-clinical phase involves laboratory and animal studies to evaluate the safety of the drug and determine whether it has the potential to be effective in humans. The clinical phase involves testing the drug in humans through a series of clinical trials, which are designed to determine the drug's safety and efficacy, as well as any potential side effects or adverse reactions. The results of the drug evaluation process are often used to support an application for regulatory approval of the drug by the appropriate regulatory agency, such as the Food and Drug Administration in the United States or the European Medicines Agency in Europe.

2023c

• (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_development Retrieved:2023-2-27.
  • Drug development is the process of bringing a new pharmaceutical drug to the market once a lead compound has been identified through the process of drug discovery. It includes preclinical research on microorganisms and animals, filing for regulatory status, such as via the United States Food and Drug Administration for an investigational new drug to initiate clinical trials on humans, and may include the step of obtaining regulatory approval with a new drug application to market the drug. The entire process – from concept through preclinical testing in the laboratory to clinical trial development, including Phase I–III trials – to approved vaccine or drug typically takes more than a decade.

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