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