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  • 1.  Drug cocktail precedents?

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    Posted 01-Jun-2021 08:52
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    Hello.

    I am assisting a physician researcher who wants to investigate the effects of a drug cocktail.  The agents are mostly marketed (not for the indication in the study) but one is under clinical trials and a few are not commercially available as injectable forms.  The mixture will be administered via IV infusion.  The team has positive animal efficacy data and needs to obtain non-clinical data for an IND.  The goal is to improve patient outcome, not commercialization, at this point.

    I have provided a few feasible options, including investigating only those available as injectable forms.  I was wondering if anyone could provide any insights or suggestions for:

    - Are there any regulatory precedents of drug cocktails of more than four chemical drugs?
    - When mixing only marketed drugs for immediate IV infusion, what would be the scope of non-clinical safety data and stability data required for an IND?

    Any other guidance would be appreciated.  Thank you.