%0 Journal Article
%T The Magistral Phage
%A Alan Fauconnier
%A Charlotte Ameloot
%A Daniel De Vos
%A Gilbert Verbeken
%A Isabelle Huys
%A Jean-Paul Pirnay
%A Pieter-Jan Ceyssens
%J Archive of "Viruses".
%D 2018
%R 10.3390/v10020064
%X Since time immemorial, phages¡ªthe viral parasites of bacteria¡ªhave been protecting Earth¡¯s biosphere against bacterial overgrowth. Today, phages could help address the antibiotic resistance crisis that affects all of society. The greatest hurdle to the introduction of phage therapy in Western medicine is the lack of an appropriate legal and regulatory framework. Belgium is now implementing a pragmatic phage therapy framework that centers on the magistral preparation (compounding pharmacy in the US) of tailor-made phage medicines
%K antibiotic
%K antimicrobial resistance
%K magistral preparation
%K compounding pharmacy
%K phage therapy
%K regulatory framework
%K personalized medicine
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5850371/