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Developing a new drug takes an average of 10 years and can cost $2.6 billion [1.6.2]. A critical part of this is F&D, but what is the full form of F&D in pharmacy? The acronym primarily stands for **Formulation and Development** [1.2.2, 1.2.6].

With only about 10% of new drug candidates in preclinical development successfully reaching the market, the importance of a robust development process cannot be overstated. This is where the crucial field of F&D, or Formulation and Development, steps in, translating a discovered drug molecule into a patient-ready medicine.