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Drug cocktails greater than the sum of their parts

by Carol Stanier, RSC last modified 04-27-11 09:52 AM Copyright 2011, RSC
Drug cocktails greater than the sum of their parts

Just like the internet, bacteria are hard to kill by cutting just a single pathway

Canadian scientists have shown that combining an antibiotic that is past its prime with other drugs can give it a new lease of life. Pharmaceutical companies could use the systematic surveying technique employed to produce combinations of off-patent drugs that could tackle antibiotic-resistant bacteria. These drug combinations can also be patented - provided the mixture of drugs is non-obvious.  More...

http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2011/April/27041102.asp

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