enantiomer(s)

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Introduction

One of 2 stereoisomers that is a mirror image of the other.

Notes

  • analysis of Medicare spending on 12 single-enantiomer drugs FDA-approved racemic mixtures shows roughly $18 billion in savings between 2011 & 2017 with use of racemic drugs without compromise in effectiveness or adverse effects[1]

More general terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Egilman AC, Zhang AD, Wallach JD, Ross JS. Medicare Part D Spending on Single-Enantiomer Drugs Versus Their Racemic Precursors. Ann Intern Med. 2019. Aug 13. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31404926 https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2748279/medicare-part-d-spending-single-enantiomer-drugs-versus-racemic-precursors
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