Past approaches to discovering new medicines
Ganellin, C. R.
Department of Chemistry. Christopher Ingold Laboratories. University College London
Ars Pharm.36;(3);329-335, (1995)
Key words: New medicinesAbstract
A brief account is given of the main approaches to new drug discovery which have been taken during the twentieth century. Four main sources for new drugs are described and each of these is discussed in turn; they are: natural products, existing drugs, screens and physiological transmitters.
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