Drug Development: A Complicated Path

By calovel On December 15, 2015 · Add Comment · In Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceuticals - Featured Articles

By Courtney Humphries
Nature 515, S4–S5 (13 November 2014)
Published online 12 November 2014

Only one drug is available to treat sickle-cell disease, but a wave of investment and industry attention is set to turn the tide.

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Indicators of an Emergency Situation

Patients and families should watch for the following conditions that need an urgent medical evaluation:
• Fever of 101° F or higher
• Chest pain
• Shortness of breath
• Increasing tiredness
• Abdominal swelling
• Unusual headache
• Any sudden weakness or loss of feeling
• Pain that will not go away with home treatment
• Priapism (painful erection that will not go down)
• Sudden vision change

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