me-too drug

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12681
Term applied to drug analogues that offer no significant advantage over the prototype compound.
Note: Continued use of this term is not recommended.
See: analogue, follow-on drug
Source:
PAC, 2013, 85, 1725. (Glossary of terms used in medicinal chemistry. Part II (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)) on page 1741 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'me-too drug' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12681 RIS BibTex EndNote
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