So I'd recommend being careful with learning frameworks as the framework you'll need to use will depend on the question being asked. However, I can understand if you need to learn the process of how a drug gets to development. 

As others have said, I'd think about:

1. Discovery and Development
2. Preclinical Research: Drugs undergo laboratory and animal testing to answer basic questions about safety.
3. Clinical Research: Drugs are tested on people to make sure they are safe and effective.
4. FDA Drug Review: FDA review teams thoroughly examine all of the submitted data related to the drug or device and make a decision to approve or not to approve it.
5. Marketing: Liaise with hospitals, key influencers etc., to promote usage
6. FDA Post-Market Drug Safety Monitoring: FDA monitors all drug and device safety once products are available for use by the public.

Hi there,

Normally you can think of the overall process as drug selection, R&D, approvals, production, distribution.

In terms of actual production it's really like any other “manufacturing” industry. You need to receive supplies (chemicals, organic matter, etc.), then produce the drug through a process, then package and distribute it.

Hello!

I don't think you are thinking about this the right way. 

Each case is a unique business problem with a very clear TARGET and very clear CONSTRAINTS. Hence, even if we shared overall frameworks here, that won't serve you! Without the knowledge of which problem we are trying to solve, we cannot do much. 

Hope it helps!

Cheers, 

Clara