title: The changing landscape of antiparasitic drug discovery for veterinary medicine.
abstract: Changes in economic imperatives in the pharmaceutical industry have led to a wave of consolidation, which has had the unintended side effect of shrinking the resource devoted to antiparasitic drug discovery in animal health companies. Scientific changes have altered the way in which drugs could be discovered in the future. New science and business models will need to be implemented to address the demand for innovative antiparasitic drugs in veterinary medicine. Novel drugs are needed to combat drug resistance and for currently non-addressed problems. At the center of the future for this field, however, lies the need for more support into the basic research on the biology of parasites.
authors.forename: Timothy G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Geary
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Conder
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bishop
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D010271:Parasites / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000188:drug therapy*; D021261:Parasitic Sensitivity Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D012106:Research / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019155:Veterinary Drugs / Q000494:pharmacology; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D019155:Veterinary Drugs