Birth of a drug
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Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • explain the criteria that must be satisfied before starting new drug development
  • say how an understanding of the pharmaceutical background is a necessary basis for the design of the new drug
  • understand the strategies used in the research programme and how they led eventually to the development of a new drug.
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