Preclinical research in drug development is a risk-assessment process to know the impact of a drug on animals and extrapolate the possible outcome in humans. The preclinical studies, such as the toxicological and pharmacologic responses of the drug in relevance to the dose, assist in advancing the research with human volunteers.
For regulatory compliance with continuing the drug study, the sample collection and testing environment must be up to the specified standards of facility upkeep, treatment ethics, and safe dosage. The right preclinical CRO meets or exceeds these expectations to support an accelerated clearing of this initial stage of drug development. Furthermore, the insights gained from the preclinical testing help with a streamlined drug development moving onwards.
Pharmacology
Pharmacology testing helps assess the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties exhibited by a drug. Both these properties are essential as they help measure and identify the desirable and undesirable outcomes of the drug in the animal models. Pharmacokinetic properties help in defining ADME (adsorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) properties of a drug compound which provides a scientific understanding of the drug for making appropriate decisions and designing further experiments, studies, and trials as next steps.