Glossary Term

R&D

Research and Development (R&D) encompasses the scientific, clinical, and regulatory activities undertaken by pharmaceutical companies to discover and develop new medicines for market approval.

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Related terms
IND NDA LCM
Further reading
ABPI: R&D Overview Wikipedia: Drug Development Browse the HEOR resource database

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