A good drug is useless if it misses its target
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TL;DR - This Nature item highlights targeted drug delivery: medicines must reach the intended tissue while avoiding other parts of the body. Only a brief description is provided, so no specific method or results can be assessed.
- Therapeutic effectiveness depends on accurate delivery, not only drug potency.
- Off-target exposure can reduce usefulness and potentially increase adverse effects.
- The provided content does not identify a delivery platform, experimental study, or quantitative findings.
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A good drug is useless if it misses its target
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TL;DR - This Nature item highlights targeted drug delivery: medicines must reach the intended tissue while avoiding other parts of the body. Only a brief description is provided, so no specific method or results can be assessed.
- Therapeutic effectiveness depends on accurate delivery, not only drug potency.
- Off-target exposure can reduce usefulness and potentially increase adverse effects.
- The provided content does not identify a delivery platform, experimental study, or quantitative findings.