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Designing new channel inhibitors for treating chronic pain
Sodium channels as drug targets
In 2007 chronic pain was experienced by 3.1 million Australians and it is estimated to cost the country 34 Billion each year in health costs and lost productivity. It has been proposed that new drugs that target specific ion channels in the nervous system would represent a breakthrough in dealing with pain without problematic side effects.