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Artificial intelligence in drug development: Present status and future prospects

Mak, Kit-Kay, Pichika, Mallikarjuna Rao·2019·Drug Discovery Today

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) uses personified knowledge and learns from the solutions it produces to address not only specific but also complex problems. Remarkable improvements in computational power coupled with advancements in AI technology could be utilised to revolutionise the drug development process. At present, the pharmaceutical industry is facing challenges in sustaining their drug development programmes because of increased R&D costs and reduced efficiency. In this review, we discuss the major causes of attrition rates in new drug approvals, the possible ways that AI can improve the efficiency of the drug development process and collaboration of pharmaceutical industry giants with AI-powered drug discovery firms.

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Authors
Mak, K.-K., & Pichika, M. R.
Affiliations
IMU University (MY)
Corresponding author
Pichika, Mallikarjuna Rao
Venue
Drug Discovery Today
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-03
Volume
24
Issue
3
Pages
773-780
ISSN
1359-6446 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2901411193
Cited by
1,018
References
73
Citations by year
2026: 161 · 2025: 196 · 2024: 190 · 2023: 170 · 2022: 99 · 2021: 119 · 2020: 63 · 2019: 18
FWCI
3.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Drug Discovery Today (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
International Medical University
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computational Theory and Mathematics › Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Artificial Intelligence Applications
Keywords
artificial intelligence, drug development, drug discovery, attrition rates, research and development costs, pharmaceutical industry
MeSH terms
Artificial Intelligence, Drug Industry, Humans, Drug Discovery

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