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The Coronavirus Ripple Effect: Analyzing the Challenges Impacting New Drug Development

Mar 4, 2020

As China accounts for roughly 40% of the global active pharmaceutical ingredients production, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus could potentially disrupt the drug supply and business of branded and generic drug manufacturers. Since the emergence of COVID-19, drug manufacturers are racing to speed the development of diagnostics for detecting the infectious agent and developing coronavirus drug to prevent the infection. However, the experts at WHO report that the coronavirus drug development process will take much longer as each step in the drug development pipeline faces potential challenges. This article outlines some critical factors impacting the new drug development for coronavirus.

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Challenges Impacting the New Coronavirus Drug Development

Lack of R&D and other testing constraints

Scientists and drug manufacturers are facing challenges in determining the characteristics of the current coronavirus, its epidemiology, and transmission patterns. While major pharma companies have been instrumental in isolating the novel coronavirus, the challenge lies in culturing the virus in the lab under secure and sterile conditions.

Drug trial slowed by lack of eligible recruits

The next challenge drugmakers face is developing and validating the right biological model for the virus. Clinical trials to test new coronavirus drugs are going more slowly than expected as pharma companies are struggling to recruit qualified patients.

Dependency on China for active pharmaceutical ingredients

For general pharma players depending on China for APIs, the continued outbreak may increase the risk of supply chain disruption. This could lead to slower growth of the new drugs in the short term. The suspended API production in China will further disrupt the distribution of drugs flowing from China to other nations, resulting in a shortage of APIs for new drug development if the outbreak persists.

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