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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Accelerated approval allows the FDA to get a new drug on the market while still requiring the maker to conduct additional studies that will show whether patients benefit.
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 15 May 2024
Will new drugs like Ozempic, which demonstrate the biological underpinnings of obesity, begin to lift that blame?
—Michelle Stacey, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 15 May 2024
Will new drugs like Ozempic, which demonstrate the biological underpinnings of obesity, begin to lift that blame?
—Michelle Stacey, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
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“New drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20drug. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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