Pfizer Public Policy: Drug Discovery and Development Process

Here are a few publications that give a more detailed view of the research and development process.

• Creating a New Drug (Research and Development Guide) - Pfizer Inc, 2005
  This in-depth guide with audio and visual features is a step-by-step walk through the pharmaceutical research and development process.
  • Read the Guide
• Where Do New Medicines Come From? - Pfizer Inc, 2003
  To get the answer to this and other questions like "How are medicines tested for safety?" and "Why are generic drugs cheaper than brand name drugs?", visit this Web site to follow "Pat the Pill" on his journey from the laboratory to the medicine cabinet.
  • Visit Pat the Pill
• How New Drugs Move through the Development and Approval Process - Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, November 2001
  In this backgrounder, researchers at the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (a research facility affiliated with Tufts University), walk through the process of drug development, and discuss the reasons why it is often a long and costly process.
  • Read the News Release

Last Updated September 2007