"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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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 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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Effect of Ivermectin vs Placebo on Time to Sustained Recovery in Outpatients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2022 10 25; 328(16):1595-1603.
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Repurposing anti-inflammasome NRTIs for improving insulin sensitivity and reducing type 2 diabetes development. Nat Commun. 2020 09 23; 11(1):4737.
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A SARS-CoV-2 protein interaction map reveals targets for drug repurposing. Nature. 2020 07; 583(7816):459-468.
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Antibiotic repurposing: bis-catechol- and mixed ligand (bis-catechol-mono-hydroxamate)-teicoplanin conjugates are active against multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2020 03; 73(3):152-157.
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Repurposing disulfiram for cancer therapy via targeted nanotechnology through enhanced tumor mass penetration and disassembly. Acta Biomater. 2018 03 01; 68:113-124.
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Repurposing the anti-malarial drug, quinacrine: new anti-colitis properties. Oncotarget. 2016 Aug 16; 7(33):52928-52939.
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Ketamine: repurposing and redefining a multifaceted drug. Drug Discov Today. 2014 Dec; 19(12):1848-54.