Drug Repositioning

"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.

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The deliberate and methodical practice of finding new applications for existing drugs.

Descriptor ID	D058492
MeSH Number(s)	E05.295.875
Concept/Terms	Drug Repositioning Drug Repositioning Repositioning, Drug Drug Repurposing Repurposing, Drug Drug Rescue Drug Rescue Rescue, Drug

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Drug Discovery [E05.295]
Drug Repositioning [E05.295.875]

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