Drug repurposing (DRP)(also known as drug repositioning) means establishing new
medical uses for already known drugs. Although this is not a new strategy, it has become …

INTRODUCTION–Drug rediscovery (DR) provides opportunities for new treatments and
patient benefit. However, due to the barriers and the lack of an incentive in the rediscovery …

Drug repurposing has emerged as a promising approach in the drug discovery and
development process as it offers safe and effective therapeutic options in a time effective …

Second-and third-generation nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates are the gold standard for
the treatment of osteoporosis. They have a rare but severe side effect, osteonecrosis of the …

Academia and small business research units are poised to play an increasing role in drug
discovery, with drug repurposing as one of the major areas of activity. Here we summarize …

Drug repurposing refers to finding a new indication for a pre-existing drug. It is a novel way
of drug discovery that greatly reduces the time and money spent in the drug discovery …

Drug repurposing, also known as drug repositioning or drug reprofiling, involves
establishing new therapeutic indications for a clinically well-established drug. The drug …

With the increasing costs of drug development, repurposing of low‐cost medicines for new
indications has never been more important. However, there are multiple barriers to …

Drug repurposing is promoted as a cost-and time-effective mechanism for providing new
medicines. Often, however, there is insufficient consideration by academic researchers of …

Drug repurposing may be useful in efficiently bringing important new treatments to patients.
To help investigators interested in drug repurposing–particularly those in academic or non …