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A new drug takes some 10 to 20 years and around US$1 billion to US$2 billion to develop.

— Li Chia-wei Li Chia-wei (2020)

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Source: Li Chia-wei (2020) cited in "WUHAN VIRUS/Use of HIV medication to be investigated as coronavirus treatment" on Focus Taiwan, 5 February 2020.
Work: Li Chia-wei, 2020
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