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Investigative Techniques > Drug Development > Drug Repositioning

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Drug Repositioning  

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Definition

  • The deliberate and methodical practice of finding new applications for existing drugs. Research involving drugs, small molecules and biologics whose development was abandoned before they could be approved by the UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, to study their potential therapeutic uses.

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  • Drug Repurposing

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Q2P0VDTX-0

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