Although new botanical drugs pose many challenges for both industry and the FDA, approval of the first botanical prescription drug shows they can be successfully met.
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Chen, S., Dou, J., Temple, R. et al. New therapies from old medicines. Nat Biotechnol 26, 1077–1083 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1008-1077
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