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Despite technological advancements, many challenges remain in getting a drug from lab to pharmacy shelf. Reframing what is a “medicine” could expand treatment options for researchers and patients.
Many approved drugs work on the body in ways that researchers still aren’t entirely clear about. Seeing this as an opportunity instead of a flaw may lead to better treatments for complex conditions.
From tablets and patches to ointments and infusions, the best way to deliver a drug is the one that gets the right amount to the right place.
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Assistant Professor of History, University at Buffalo
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Professor Emeritus of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Public Health, Colorado State University
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Director of Natural Product Discovery Core; Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan