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Which regulatory body in the United States is responsible for drug regulation?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
During which stage of drug development is the drug tested in humans and studied for its safety and efficacy?
Stage 3: Clinical Development
Which of the following is true about small molecule drugs?
They can easily cross the cell membranes.
What is immunogenicity?
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Which route of drug administration is the most common form of drug administration according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH)?
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Which stage of drug discovery and development involves monitoring the drug's performance once released into the market?
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What is a small molecule drug?
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What is the purpose of the Investigational New Drug (IND) application in the drug development process?
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What is the average time frame, in years, from drug discovery to the approval of a medicine?
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of small molecule drugs?
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Why is efficiency in drug development critical for commercial success?
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Which of the following is true about the specificity of small molecule drugs?
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What is the main advantage of small molecule drugs in terms of permeability?
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What is the half-life range of small molecule drugs?
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Which of the following is true about large molecule drugs?
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What is the main difference between efficacy and effectiveness of a drug?
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What is the main difference between small molecule drugs and large molecule drugs?
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Which of the following is the first step in the drug discovery process?
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What is the purpose of Drug Target Validation?
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What is druggability analysis used for in drug discovery?
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What is the goal of lead candidate optimization?
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Which step in the drug discovery process involves screening large libraries of compounds?
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Which databases are commonly used for drug target identification?
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What is the primary method for drug target identification using genetic evaluation?
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What is the purpose of drug target identification?
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What is the significance of reproducibility in target validation?
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