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New uses for old drugs

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  • Curtis R. Chong

    (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.)

  • David J. Sullivan

    (David J. Sullivan Jr is at the Malaria Research Institute, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.)

Abstract

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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  • Curtis R. Chong & David J. Sullivan, 2007. "New uses for old drugs," Nature, Nature, vol. 448(7154), pages 645-646, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:448:y:2007:i:7154:d:10.1038_448645a
    DOI: 10.1038/448645a
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