Exploring New Frontiers in Pain Relief: From Puffer Fish to Opiates

The video discusses the efforts of pharmaceutical companies in developing pain relief drugs, including novel approaches like using puffer fish toxin. It explains how pain signals travel through nerves and highlights the challenges of improving existing opiates due to addiction issues. The potential for new blockbuster drugs is significant, but many are still years away from being available to patients.

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