Nearly 500,000 people have taken the drug, which is free to them, because the government provides the money. But as the drug costs more than $1 million, most people will have to pay for it themselves. It has helped prevent many people from being hospitalised or dying from cancer;

It is challenging to find a way to precisely target a drug by using a small molecule that conforms to its target precisely and yet still allows the drug to move across a cellular membrane and interact with a specific cell type. Traditionally, drugs have focused on molecules that are

Introducing a drug that is too small to be effective for all patients who need it, according to a report published today in the journal eLife. The new study found that treatment with 300 mg of tafenoquine per day might prevent relapses by 70% in up to 90% of patients.