What are the best methods to produce large amounts of drugs quickly and cheaply, without compromising their quality?
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Biotechnology has revolutionized the production of drugs, making it possible to produce large amounts quickly and cheaply while still maintaining their high quality. Methods such as gene amplification, strain improvement and fermentation have allowed cost-efficient manufacturing of a variety of drugs from small molecules to biopolymers. Moreover, the advances in genetic engineering make it possible to construct robust biosynthetic pathways for natural product-like drugs that can be easily manipulated for rapid scale-up. In addition, use of advanced process control and automation facilitates economical and consistent drug production.
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What are the best methods to produce large amounts of drugs quickly and cheaply, without compromising their quality?
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The best methods for large-scale production of drugs depend on the drug in question. For small molecules, typically used in chemotherapy, there are well-established methods involving chemical synthesis that allow for production in large batches at low cost. For biological molecules such as proteins or antibodies, biotechnology methods such as fermentation or cell culture are usually employed. These processes can be easily scaled-up and are relatively cheap to carry out, making them ideal for large-scale production.  Other techniques such as genetic engineering can also be used to manipulate the supply of certain components and scale up production yield.
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What are the best methods to produce large amounts of drugs quickly and cheaply, without compromising their quality?