ピカ新しん

noun

first-in-class drug; innovative new drug

Colloquial term used in pharmaceutical and medical contexts for a drug that is the first of its kind or represents a significant innovation.

• このピカ新しんは、これまでにない作さ用よう機き序じょを持もつ。

  This first-in-class drug has a novel mechanism of action.

• 製せい薬やく会社がいしゃはピカ新しんの開かい発はつに力ちからを入いれている。

  Pharmaceutical companies are focusing on developing innovative new drugs.