Chemical development is a procedure, which identifies the synthetic route for the development of the drug for the market. The drug, which is initially synthesized in the laboratory, requires the use of different chemicals that might be expensive and hazardous. It is fine when the very small sample is required. While making the drug in the laboratory, the drug is synthesized in a meager quantity.
Once the drug is approved for market sale, it requires large scale production yet having a low cost of development. When large scale production comes in the picture, then it is essential to look into various levels. Low cost of production is priority number one, followed by devising such a method, which will result in high yield.
It is also important to see whether the development process is not posing any risk to the environment, no chemicals should be used, which could cause an increase in load of toxicity to the environment. There are bodies to check these violations, so the company does not want to get entangled with these issues, even before the drug is released in the market.