Sources of drugs
Natural compounds extracted from plants have often provided novel structures for therapeutic applications. For example, vincristine is derived from the periwinkle plant Vinca rosea, etoposide is from the mandrake plant
Natural compounds extracted from plants have often provided novel structures for therapeutic applications. For example, vincristine is derived from the periwinkle plant Vinca rosea, etoposide is from the mandrake plant
The over-usage of the same drugs, such as antibiotics, can result in the development of resistance to that drug by both the patients, microorganisms and virus the drug is intended to control.