Pharmaceutics and Drug Safety

Drug Research and Evaluation

The process of finding chemical compounds that have the potential to be therapeutic agents is referred to as drug discovery. Drug development refers to all processes that take a chemical from drug candidate (the result of the discovery phase) to a finished good that has been given the go-ahead for commercialization by the appropriate regulatory bodies. A major objective of drug development programmes is the discovery of novel molecular entities that might be helpful in the treatment of disorders that fall under the category of unmet medical needs.

Prior to choosing a candidate drug for clinical trials, the process of drug screening involves locating and improving promising pharmaceuticals. To assess the potential of biological extracts or molecules, bioactive compound screening uses a wide variety of analytical techniques. The tests may be carried out on the entire animal, in individual cells, or at the molecular level. Reverse pharmacology, also known as target-based drug discovery, and classic pharmacology, commonly referred to as phenotypic drug discovery, are two complementing methods for finding new drugs. Phenotypic drug discovery is the historical foundation of drug discovery.

• Models for Drug Screening in Vitro
• Medication design based on structure
• High-Throughput Screening (HTS)