Drug Discovery

FDA Develops Web-Based Resource to Support Pharmacogenetics

by Samantha McGrail

The FDA recently announced a collaboration with Radiological Health and Center for Drug Evaluation and Research to develop a web-based resource intended to support the current science in...

Esperion Earns FDA Approval for Cholesterol Lowering Drug Nexletol

by Samantha McGrail

Esperion recently announced that the FDA approved Nexletol an LDL-cholesterol lowering medicine, boosting access to medicine for patients with familial hypercholesterolemia or atherosclerotic...

Machine Learning Supports Effective Antibiotic Discovery

by Samantha McGrail

With the prevalence of antibiotic resistance rapidly rising, a new study published in Cell is offering a more efficient, cost-efficient strategy for antibiotic discovery using machine learning. There...

Chronic Disease Management Drug Shows Real-World Efficacy

by Samantha McGrail

A chronic disease management drug used to treat type 2 diabetes showed real-world efficacy, even working slightly better among patients who would have been considered ineligible to participate in phase...

GAO Backs Machine Learning in Drug Development

by Ana Mulero

The Government Accountability Office unveiled a report on Tuesday that identifies challenges and opportunities with the use of machine learning throughout the drug development lifecycle.  Machine...

Industry Supports FDA’s Reorganization of Office of New Drugs

by Ana Mulero

As the Food and Drug Administration looks to reorganize its Office of New Drugs (OND) this year, drugmakers and industry trade groups have recommendations to inform OND’s...

How Is Real-World Evidence Impacting Drug Discovery, Development

by Kyle Murphy, PhD

An estimated $2 billion represents the total amount spent on drug development. In support of its call for expanding the use of RWE in regulatory and value-based payment decision-making for drugs and...