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Riluzole
Author(s) -
Gaber Tarek A-Z K,
Mehmood Zafar,
Siringwani Hazel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.445
Subject(s) - riluzole , trace (psycholinguistics) , medicine , pharmacology , psychology , amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , philosophy , disease , linguistics
Riluzole stands out as one of the few drugs that made the transition from proof of concept in animal models to clinical use. The authors trace the drug's development and describe some of its key characteristics.