The fate of medications evaluated for ischemic stroke pharmacotherapy over the period 1995–2015

Stroke is a brain damage caused by a loss of blood supply to a portion of the brain, which requires prompt and effective treatment. The current pharmacotherapy for ischemic stroke primarily relies on thrombolysis using recombinant tissue plasminogen activators (rt-PAs) to breakdown blood clots. Neur...

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Main Authors: Xiaoling Chen, Kewei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221138351630123X