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. 2012 Aug 2;3(9):688-90.
doi: 10.1021/ml3002105. eCollection 2012 Sep 13.

Four lessons from global health drug discovery: medicine for an ailing industry?

Richard L Elliott  1
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Four lessons from global health drug discovery: medicine for an ailing industry?

Richard L Elliott. ACS Med Chem Lett. .

Abstract

In recent years, the pharmaceutical industry has faced many challenges to its business model, undergoing tremendous change and turmoil to survive. Are there any lessons to be drawn from drug discovery focused on Global Health, where there is little market incentive?

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The number of drugs per billion U.S.$ R&D spending over time.
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Structures of select Global Health drugs.
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