In a group of health-related headlines, one says "Hope for new drug approach. As government-supported research in the US is being decimated by funding cuts, it was refreshing to attend iDR25 (the ...

Americans pay a lot of money for prescription medications. In 2023, spending on prescription drugs in the United States topped $722 billion, a trend that's expected to continue. Yet, nearly 30% ...

Universities and hospitals are repurposing existing drugs through late-stage trials with funded costs up to 90% lower than those in the pharmaceutical industry. This "hidden" research system, which ...

Drug repurposing identifies new uses for existing medicines, including approved drugs as well as investigational drugs that have demonstrated favourable pharmaceutical properties and human safety.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said researchers working to repurpose out-of-patent drugs face significant challenges, such as interpreting the available data to support a regulatory application ...

A formal FDA call for repurposing nominations prioritizes areas where unmet need is high and manufacturer incentives to pursue supplemental approvals are limited. Submissions may be grounded in ...

With the help of artificial intelligence, a coalition of Bay Area institutions identified 18 FDA-approved drugs that could improve the lives of those suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking for input on repurposing older drugs for new therapeutic uses to address unmet medical needs across a wide range of therapeutic areas. FDA said that ...