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Giovanni Traverso1,2, Ameya R Kirtane2, Carl M Schoellhammer3
1Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Abstract:
The void between drug discovery and successful translation to humans is vast. In order to develop effective solutions, convergence of a multidisciplinary team with a range of expertise is required. In this Essay, examples of successful sustained delivery systems for antimalarials and antiretrovirals, as well as to the gastrointestinal tract are discussed.
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