Medicinal chemistry – Page 61
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FeatureTargeting breast cancer
Tamoxifen has been treating breast cancer for 40 years, but few would have predicted how much this drug would contribute to saving lives, writes John Mann
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OpinionKnown unknowns
New molecules with unpredictable biological activity deserve sensible amounts of respect, says Derek Lowe
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Business
UK to fast-track access to critical medicines
Patients could receive medicines before formal approval in exchange for monitoring data
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BusinessRoche disputes unethical East German trial claims
Internal investigation concludes that 1980s trials were legally run and patients gave proper consent
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ReviewIntroduction to biological and small molecule drug research and development
Big molecule pharma
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BusinessJ&J puts trial data in independent hands
Yale University’s YODA seeks to help pharma avoid the dark side by acting as gatekeeper for patient records
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NewsCroatia's vaccines manufacturer left hanging as it enters administration
Lack of government investment puts national immunology institute in crisis
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Business
Novartis in the spotlight in mis-selling investigations
Crackdown on pharma marketing continues with US and Japanese cases
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PodcastConotoxins
Helen Scales finds out how unique toxins found in deadly cone snail stings could herald the next generation of painkillers
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OpinionIs there a drug for that?
Derek Lowe ponders whether anything is truly ‘undruggable’ if we look in the right places
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NewsFlu drug stockpile may be worthless
UK committee asks government to think again on Tamiflu as its effectiveness in a pandemic is in doubt
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OpinionThe morning after the night before
Replacing alcohol with a more benign drug sounds like a great idea, but it faces insurmountable hurdles, says Mark Peplow
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OpinionPut the chemistry back in medicinal chemistry
Pursuing skewed priorities and easy options has impoverished the pharmaceutical industry, says David Lathbury.
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OpinionRolling boulders uphill
Is Derek Lowe troubled by his failure to develop a compound that has made it to the pharmacy shelf?
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Business
Regulator cracks down on 23andMe
Personal genetic profiler ordered to stop selling DNA test kits
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PodcastPotassium bromide
Did chemistry help control tension in the trenches? Brian Clegg investigates potassium bromide
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Business
Novartis sells off blood diagnostics division
$1.7bn deal reinforces firm’s focus on core pharmaceuticals