Technology for manufacturing drugs is advancing day by day. In the future, we may be able to develop drugs that can cure diseases that are difficult to cure today.
In fact, nearly 99% of the drugs that we buy at hospitals and drugstores did not exist in the world 50 years ago. Most of the drugs that exist today were newly developed during the past 50 years or so.
The reasons for the development of various types of medicines are thought to be the following: scientific advances have led to a better understanding of the causes and mechanisms of disease, the development of knowledge and technology for manufacturing medicines, and the birth of computers and other advanced machines that have made it possible to efficiently manufacture medicines. The birth of computers and other advanced machines has made it possible to efficiently manufacture medicines.
Even after a drug is released into the market, it is still being nurtured on a daily basis.
Drugs have been useful in treating many diseases. However, there are still many diseases for which there is no cure, and the development of new drugs for such diseases is expected.
In addition, as the number of elderly people in Japan increases, it is becoming very important to create medicines to prevent and treat their illnesses.
Research and development of highly effective and safe drugs that meet these expectations is currently underway, and drugs will continue to evolve in order to cure as many patients as possible.
As people age, their movements become slower and they have difficulty swallowing or picking up a drug with their fingertips.
Recently, there are tablets that melt in the mouth like a candy bar. These tablets are a little bit larger than the usual ones, so there is no need to worry about them getting stuck in the throat. Research is also underway to develop other easy-to-swallow drugs such as jellies and syrups.
Nowadays, "personalized medicine," in which treatment is tailored to the needs of each individual, is attracting attention.
Even when the same drug is taken, there are individual differences in response, with some people responding more effectively than others, and some people experiencing side effects while others do not. However, it is becoming possible to find a drug that is more suitable for each patient by studying the patient's genes. Thus, medical treatment that diagnoses a patient's genetic type, finds drugs that suit each individual patient, and applies them to treatment is one type of custom-made medical treatment.
Custom-made medicine is a new form of drug treatment, in which drugs are selected and treated by predicting in advance which drugs will be effective and which will not, and which drugs may or may not cause side effects.
