Fast follower

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004353",
  "term": "Fast follower",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A drug candidate picked to follow closely behind a lead compound, ready to take its place if the lead fails or to improve on its properties. The name comes from business, where a fast follower is a company or product that enters a market soon after a pioneering innovator has proven the demand. In drug discovery the follower typically targets the same mechanism as the lead.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2013, 85, 1725. 'Glossary of terms used in medicinal chemistry. Part II (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1734 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-12-11-23)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/fast-follower/"
}