Repurposing generic drugs can reduce time and cost to develop new treatments – but low profitability remains a barrier - The Conversation

Drug repurposing can redeem failed treatments and squeeze out new uses from others. But many pharmaceutical companies are hesitant to retool existing drugs without a high return on investment.

Discovering new ways to use existing drugs can come about intentionally or by chance. Sometimes physicians or patients notice an unanticipated beneficial effect from a drug. One example is sildenaf… [+8629 chars]

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