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Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz · Nov 2013
[Personalised medicine. Paradigm shift within drug research and therapy].
In the middle of the 1980s and 1990s, drug research underwent a significant change. With new knowledge gained from molecular medicine, it became possible to understand the development and course of many diseases in much more detail. As a consequence, truly new therapies were developed on the basis of natural sciences. ⋯ To introduce more personalised therapies and therefore achieve the best possible patient care as well as increased cost efficiency for the health care system in the future, all players in health care should work closely together to meet the challenges of personalised medicine.