New government drug repurposing programs: Opportunities and uncertainties.

Liddicoat, Johnathon; Hamidzadeh, Ashleigh; Liddell, Kathleen; Schito, Marco; Simon, David; Aboy, Mateo; Minssen, Timo · Sci Transl Med · 2024

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Abstract

Drug repurposing can be cheaper and faster than developing new compounds. Yet, it remains underused, partially because of regulatory and intellectual property challenges. Policy-makers in the United States and Europe have created seven drug development programs that aim to overcome these challenges using a variety of different strategies.

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