New uses for old drugs

被引:801
作者
Chong, Curtis R. [1 ]
Sullivan, David J., Jr.
机构
[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pharmacol & Mol Sci, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
[2] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Malaria Res Inst, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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10.1038/448645a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
It takes too long and costs too much to bring new drugs to market. So let's beef up efforts to screen existing drugs for new uses, argue Curtis R. Chong and David J. Sullivan Jr.
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页码:645 / 646
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