This course provides an overview of how new pharmaceutical products are identified and developed. The roles and interactions among marketing, clinical R&D, regulatory affairs, and manufacturing will be reviewed. A basic description of the Investigational New Drug Application (IND) will lead to a review of how clinical trials are started, completed, and reported; ethical considerations in conducting clinical research; filing a New Drug Application (NDA) and interactions with the FDA.

The course material focuses on developing drugs and biologics under FDA regulations and ICH guidelines.