Drug Repurposing Hypothesis, Molecular Aspects and Therapeutic Applications

Drug repurposing or drug repositioning is a new approach to presenting new indications for common commercial and clinically approved existing drugs. For example, chloroquine, an old antimalarial drug, showed promising results for treating COVID-19, interfering with MDR in several types of cancer, an...

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Other Authors: Badria, Farid A. (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: IntechOpen 2020
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Summary:Drug repurposing or drug repositioning is a new approach to presenting new indications for common commercial and clinically approved existing drugs. For example, chloroquine, an old antimalarial drug, showed promising results for treating COVID-19, interfering with MDR in several types of cancer, and chemosensitizing human leukemic cells.This book focuses on the hypothesis, risk/benefits, and economic impacts of drug repurposing on drug discovery in dermatology, infectious diseases, neurological disorders, cancer, and orphan diseases. It brings together up-to-date research to provide readers with an informative, illustrative, and easy-to-read book useful for students, clinicians, and the pharmaceutical industry.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (234 p.)
ISBN:intechopen.83082
9781839685217
9781839685200
9781839685224
Access:Open Access