title: The decline in new drug development.
abstract: The future depends on innovation, not imitation. New drug development can be encouraged in a number of ways (Table 4), and the rewards are great. Who knows what dramatic drug discoveries remain to be found in a new synthetic compound, a fresh soil sample, or a plant obtained from some pristine forest? In any event, let us all hope that the molecular roulette that has governed drug development in the past will be replaced by a more rational, and less empirical, approach.
authors.affiliation: Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy, Brooklyn, N.Y.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rumore
mesh_terms: D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D003363:Cost Control; D004341:Drug Evaluation / Q000639:trends*; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D016568:Drugs, Generic; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D016568:Drugs, Generic