Document Type : Editorial

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Biosensor Research Center, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Drug is ”a substance used as a medication or in the preparation of medication” [Merriam-Webster Dictionary]. So many natural and synthetic chemical compounds have been examined to be qualified with this criterion for year; however, not all of the efforts have been successful for the purpose. From traditional medicine by prescribing natural resources for medications till today pharmaceutical industry based prescriptions, helping the patients to reorganize their injured life to normal life has been the major goal of drug discovery.

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Drug Discovery: A Non-Expiring Process

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