Development of new drugs: opportunities and benefits for Peru

Authors

  • Andrés Bayona Asociación Peruana de Organizaciones de Investigación Clínica por Contrato (APOICC). Lima, Perú. Dirección de Operaciones Clínicas de Pharmaceutical Product Development - Perú (PPD Perú). Lima, Perú. Médico internista magister en administración de empresas.
  • Natalia Fajardo Gerencia Regional de Estudios Clínicos, Productos Roche. Lima, Perú. Médico epidemiólogo magister en administración de empresas.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2012.294.398

Keywords:

Clinical research, Drugs, investigational, Knowledge

Abstract

The development of innovative drugs allows coming up with new medicines to prevent and better treat illnesses. This improves people´s quality of life and makes it more productive. Therefore, the mission of pharmaceutical research is to develop safe and effective drugs. Clinical trials allow the evaluation of the safety and efficacy profiles of new medicines, medical devices and diagnostic tests. Research and development (R&D) of new drugs is a long and costly process, where out of every 5000 to 10000 new components that enter preclinical testing, only one is approved. Compared to 2011, drug development has increased by 7.6%. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, 5% of the trials take place in Latin America, and Peru is in the fifth position. On the other hand, according to the Global Competitiveness Report issued by the World Economic Forum, Peru ranks 61st, its biggest challenges being the functioning of its public institutions, investment in R&D and technological capacity. The complexity of drug R&D results in a search for competitive places to develop clinical trials. Clinical Research is a humanized industry due to its ethical platform, stated in the guidelines of good clinical practices. This industry demands our country to develop a differentiating value that contributes to the development of knowledge and its competitiveness.

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Published

2014-02-05

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How to Cite

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Bayona A, Fajardo N. Development of new drugs: opportunities and benefits for Peru. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2014 Feb. 5 [cited 2024 Dec. 15];29(4). Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/398