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Infographic: Pivotal clinical trial costs

Infographic: Pivotal clinical trial costs

By Melissa Fassbender

Clinical trials that support FDA approvals of new drugs have a median cost of $19m – representing less than one percent of the average drug development cost, which is estimated at between $2 and $3bn.

Ketamine: The future treatment of severe mental illness?

Ketamine: The future treatment of severe mental illness?

By Maggie Lynch

In this first part of a two-part investigation, we look at how NDMA receptor antagonists, such as ketamine, could be poised to make a breakthrough in the treatment of depression – an area where the pharma industry has struggled to identify new targets in...