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Drug Discovery and Development: A Brief Review after a Century of Succes

Author(s): Péter Jr. Buchwald
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Korunk Baráti Társaság
Keywords: pharmacology; drugs; scientific discovery; development

Summary/Abstract: Undeniably, the main reason behind the unprecedented medical progress of the last century was the discovery and the introduction of new drugs; the field, however, is now facing increasing difficulties. A brief review of the drug design and discovery process is presented together with some success stories as well as problems hampering future developments.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 76-87
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Hungarian