Drug Repurposing: Finding New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Pharmaceuticals

Rahul Nair

doi:10.36676/urr.v11.i3.1285

Authors

Dr. Rahul Nair Head of the Department King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, Mumbai

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36676/urr.v11.i3.1285

Keywords:

Drug Repurposing, Therapeutic, Pharmaceuticals

Abstract

This paper explores the concept of drug repurposing as a viable strategy for discovering new therapeutic uses for existing pharmaceuticals. It examines various approaches to drug repurposing, including serendipitous discoveries, target-based screening, pathway analysis, computational methods, drug combination therapy, and clinical data mining. The paper discusses the advantages of drug repurposing over traditional drug development and highlights successful examples of repurposed drugs. It also addresses challenges and future directions in the field of drug repurposing.

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