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successful. The survivors in the future cost containment environment will be those with clearly defined corporate missions and R & D strategies.
The future depends on innovation, not imitation. New drug development can be encouraged in a number of ways (Table 4), and the rewards are great [100]. Who knows what dramatic drug discoveries remain to be found in a new synthetic compound, a fresh soil sample, or a plant obtained from some pristine forest? In any event, let us all hope that the cost containment and product liability approach that is governing drug development will be replaced by a more rational approach.
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