| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| designer drug |
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| A drug that is manufactured to target a specific molecule in the body, for example, to treat a specific disease or condition. | 1 |
| ‡ Some believe that these drugs are the future of the pharmaceutical industry, in that a drug will be tailored to an individual’s unique genome. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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