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noun
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a drug produced by a minor modification in the chemical structure of an existing drug, resulting in a new substance with similar pharmacologic effects, especially one created to achieve the same effect as a controlled or illegal drug.
noun
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any of various narcotic or hallucinogenic substances manufactured illegally from a range of chemicals
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med a drug designed to act on a specific molecular target
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designer drug
Scientific
/ dĭ-zī′nər /
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Any of various drugs with properties and effects similar to a known hallucinogen or narcotic but having a slightly altered chemical structure, especially such a drug created in order to evade restrictions against illegal substances.
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A drug that is manufactured to target a specific molecule in the body, for example, to treat a specific disease or condition.
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Some believe that these drugs are the future of the pharmaceutical industry, in that a drug will be tailored to an individual's unique genome.
Etymology
First recorded in 1980–85
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