Great- I would just add for additional nuance that the intended population is taken into account, as well. For example, if you’re developing a drug for a disorder in which many patients end up having feeding tubes, you may prefer to first test an oral solution even if you can make a tablet, because you can help more patients with that formulation.
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Reply to comment by sciguy52 in When pharmaceutical companies develop new prescription drugs, do they test every method of delivery to the human body? For example, injected, orally, topically, rectally, etc? by scottyboy218
Great- I would just add for additional nuance that the intended population is taken into account, as well. For example, if you’re developing a drug for a disorder in which many patients end up having feeding tubes, you may prefer to first test an oral solution even if you can make a tablet, because you can help more patients with that formulation.