Repurposed medications

MAIN does not ordinarily carry drug-related news, but in this case, repurposing existing drugs to previously unknown targets really represents a philosophical change to pharmacy during the age of genomic medicine.   “Researchers tested approximately 4,518 drug compounds on 578 human cancer cell lines and found nearly 50 that have previously unrecognized anti-cancer activity. These drugs have been used to treat conditions such as diabetes, inflammation, alcoholism, and even arthritis in dogs. The findings suggest a possible way to accelerate the development of new cancer drugs or repurpose existing drugs to treat cancer.”   MORE

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