"Drug Repositioning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The deliberate and methodical practice of finding new applications for existing drugs.
| Descriptor ID |
D058492
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.295.875
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Repositioning" by people in Profiles.
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Repurposing the cardiac glycoside digoxin to stimulate myelin regeneration in chemically-induced and immune-mediated mouse models of multiple sclerosis. Glia. 2022 10; 70(10):1950-1970.
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Smooth or Risky Revisit of an Old Malaria Drug for COVID-19? J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2020 06; 15(2):174-180.
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Diabetes Therapies for Dementia. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2019 07 12; 19(8):58.
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Drug repositioning in sarcomas and other rare tumors. EBioMedicine. 2016 Apr; 6:4-5.
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Repurposing auranofin as a lead candidate for treatment of lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Feb; 9(2):e0003534.