Drug Design and Development

Drug Discovery and Development

Drugs are formulated based on drug design and discovery to attain specificities on their biological targets. It is also referred to as rational drug design. By applying various other technologies, new drug molecules are developed with great ease. This procedure includes the identification of drug targets, candidates, synthesis, screening, physical, chemical characterization and assays. Drug development is used for marketing and manufacturing the biologically active compounds by observing the pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicological studies and various other clinical parameters.