Stages of drug discovery and drug development disorders of the nervous system.

Drug discovery stages:

  • 1)Target identification and validation
  • 2) Hit discovery
  • 3) lead identification

Drug development stages:

  • 1) Lead optimization (in vivo)
  • 2) Human clinical trials
  • 3) regulatory body approval.

Can critically appraise 2 stages from drug discovery and 2 form drug development with reference to drugs discovered and developed for nervous system disorders preferably Epilepsy and Alzheimer’s. different drugs should be analysed throughout, appraising the success rate. ethics. cost-effectiveness, what worked and what didn’t in terms of chosen drug. preferably up-to-date references