Drug Repurposing

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Drug Repurposing is written by Ramarao Poduri and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3110791153 (ISBN 10) and 9783110791150 (ISBN 13).

Drug repurposing, or drug repositioning, or reprofiling, has emerged as a valid approach in modern drug discovery. The book describes tools and techniques for identifying new therapeutic potentials for existing drugs and covers the repurposing of drugs from synthetic and natural origin. It compares the costs of drug repurposing with traditional drug discovery and discusses challenges and future perspectives of drug repurposing.