Malla Reddy Gannarapu, Ravi Kumar Nagiri, Madhu Desagoni, Ganga Reddy Velma
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Abstract
For the past 75 years, the development pipeline of fluorinated drugs has exemplified the strategic use of fluorine to enhance key pharmacological properties, including bioavailability, metabolic stability, and target affinity. Consequently, fluorine incorporation has become a cornerstone in drug design, inspiring continuous research and development efforts across both academic and industrial sectors. Each year, numerous reviews highlight the ongoing importance of fluorinated drugs and aim to keep the field updated on emerging advancements. This review provides a comprehensive evaluation of the structural and functional benefits of fluorine in medicinal chemistry, presenting an extensive analysis of FDA-approved fluorine-containing drugs from 2015 to 2024. Special attention is paid to the latest approvals from 2024, with a focus on their mechanisms of action and detailed synthetic methodologies.
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Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry is a forum for the review of areas of keen and topical interest to medicinal chemists and others in the allied disciplines. Each issue is solely devoted to a specific topic, containing six to nine reviews, which provide the reader a comprehensive survey of that area. A Guest Editor who is an expert in the topic under review, will assemble each issue. The scope of Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry will cover all areas of medicinal chemistry, including current developments in rational drug design, synthetic chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, high-throughput screening, combinatorial chemistry, compound diversity measurements, drug absorption, drug distribution, metabolism, new and emerging drug targets, natural products, pharmacogenomics, and structure-activity relationships. Medicinal chemistry is a rapidly maturing discipline. The study of how structure and function are related is absolutely essential to understanding the molecular basis of life. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry aims to contribute to the growth of scientific knowledge and insight, and facilitate the discovery and development of new therapeutic agents to treat debilitating human disorders. The journal is essential for every medicinal chemist who wishes to be kept informed and up-to-date with the latest and most important advances.