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7️⃣ New drugs are getting rare:
90% of the major classes of antibiotics have been discovered before 1980, only 3 out of 29 after 1980.
Pharma companies have little financial incitation to invest, as new compounds often have to be kept as “last resource” drugs.
Still, new approaches exist.
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90% of the major classes of antibiotics have been discovered before 1980, only 3 out of 29 after 1980.
Pharma companies have little financial incitation to invest, as new compounds often have to be kept as “last resource” drugs.
Still, new approaches exist.
/end
November 22, 2024 at 9:01 AM
7️⃣ New drugs are getting rare:
90% of the major classes of antibiotics have been discovered before 1980, only 3 out of 29 after 1980.
Pharma companies have little financial incitation to invest, as new compounds often have to be kept as “last resource” drugs.
Still, new approaches exist.
/end
90% of the major classes of antibiotics have been discovered before 1980, only 3 out of 29 after 1980.
Pharma companies have little financial incitation to invest, as new compounds often have to be kept as “last resource” drugs.
Still, new approaches exist.
/end