Chemicals and Drugs

Investigational Drugs

Drugs which have received FDA approval for human testing but have yet to be approved for commercial marketing. This includes drugs used for treatment while they still are undergoing clinical trials (Treatment IND). The main heading includes drugs under investigation in foreign countries.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Drugs which have received FDA approval for human testing but have yet to be approved for commercial marketing. This includes drugs used for treatment while they still are undergoing clinical trials (Treatment IND). The main heading includes drugs under investigation in foreign countries.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Drugs, Investigational
  • Investigational Drug
  • Investigational New Drug
  • Investigational New Drugs
  • Drug, Investigational
  • Drug, Investigational New
  • Drugs, Investigational New
  • New Drug, Investigational
  • New Drugs, Investigational

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with specific drug; not restricted to FDA studies: may be used for investigational drugs in other countries

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History Note

90

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Previous Indexing

  • Clinical Trials (1966-1989)
  • Drug Evaluation (1974-1989)
  • Drugs (1966-1989)

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Tree Number

  1. D26.371

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Investigational Drugs. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015507. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015507
  2. Investigational Drugs. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76797059