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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The median annual launch price for a new drug jumped from about $2,000 in 2008 to about $180,000 in 2021, one study found.
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Robin Fields, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Eli Lilly, meanwhile, is conducting a phase 3 trial on a new drug that could be delivered the same way.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2025
The filing notes that the company's investigational new drug application is under full clinical hold, preventing new patient enrollment in clinical trials until the hold is lifted.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
Bristol Myers Squibb Pfizer’s new drug for hemophilia A or B, genetic bleeding disorders, is also the first to target a particular protein in the blood-clotting process.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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Robin Fields, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Eli Lilly, meanwhile, is conducting a phase 3 trial on a new drug that could be delivered the same way.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2025
The filing notes that the company's investigational new drug application is under full clinical hold, preventing new patient enrollment in clinical trials until the hold is lifted.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
Bristol Myers Squibb Pfizer’s new drug for hemophilia A or B, genetic bleeding disorders, is also the first to target a particular protein in the blood-clotting process.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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“New drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20drug. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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