Common drugs originate from ________.

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Common drugs can originate from natural products, chemical derivatives, or laboratory synthesis. Many drugs were originally extracted from plants, bacteria, and fungi (natural products), and then modified chemically to improve their efficacy, reduce toxicity, or enhance absorption. Other drugs were synthesized in the laboratory from scratch (laboratory synthesis), or derived from existing drugs through chemical modifications (chemical derivatives). Therefore, all the choices are correct.

Common Drugs Originate from ________