Author: ChemRealm

Biotech Pharmaceutical Sci&Tech

Drug discovery: is target-based superior to phenotypic model?

In current pharmaceutical sciences, when we talk about innovative drug discovery, we should think of target-based drug discovery, which is to design synthetic drugs based on a target. Then, have we thought about how efficient this...
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cGMP Industry Pharmaceutical

The importance of CMC in Drug Development

Drug development is a long, expensive, and risky process. The drug development process mainly includes: Target identification, Discovery, Preclinical pharmaceutical research (IND), Clinical trials (Phases I, II, and III) , NDA/BLA and comercial Launch. CMC (Chemistry Manufacturing & Control) is a very important part of drug approval....
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Industry Pharmaceutical PopSci

Test BARD for the topic of Weight loss Drug

Recently, the weight loss drug is at the spotlight. I just want to test how Google Bard will tell me about this topic. So I got three questions and three answers. It only helps understand the...
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GLP Regulation

The synopsis of GLP

Suddenly, a though occurs in my head how to explain Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) to a beginner. Many people only need to know the key points of GLP. They do not have interests or are not...
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Biotech Industry Pharmaceutical

What are the FDA approved drugs for Alzheimer disease

There are currently five FDA-approved drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease: Donepezil (Aricept) is a cholinesterase inhibitor that helps to increase the levels of acetylcholine in the brain. Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that is involved in...
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Industry Pharmaceutical Regulation

Whether human research can be conducted without IND

It is a a simple question, but people usually forget to ask when they enter the pharmaceutical industry.  Yes, human research can be conducted without an IND(investigational new drug) in certain cases. The FDA has a...
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Chemical Industry Regulation

What permits are needed to start a Chemical research laboratory?

The permits you need to start a chemical research lab will vary depending on the size and type of lab, as well as the local regulations. However, some common permits that may be required include: Building...
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Pharmaceutical Regulation

One Minute to Learn the Gist of Investigational New Drug (IND) Application

This is a brief note of the IND application intended for peers who just started learning the IND with very little understanding. Please refer to FDA website for more detail, but it will take some time....
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Industry Pharmaceutical Regulation

The FDA approved drugs of 2022

As the holiday is approaching, the list of approved drugs for this year can be finalized. Of the 32 drugs for 2022, there are 13 large molecules. The biological drugs keep the growing trend. Among these...
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Industry Pharmaceutical Regulation

A glance at the current status of regulatory guidance for Bioanalysis

As the December of 2022, half year after ICH published the finalized M10 guidance, only EMA announced the adoption of ICH from Jan. 21st, 2023. FDA published notice of the finalized ICH M10. But FDA did...
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