Healthy Skepticism Library item: 16473

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Publication type: Journal Article

Cavalla D.
APT drug R&D: the right active ingredient in the right presentation for the right therapeutic use.
Nat Rev Drug Discov 2009 Aug 28;
http://www.nature.com/nrd/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/nrd2981.html

Abstract:

Drug repurposing, in which an established active pharmaceutical ingredient is applied in a new way – for example, for a new indication, and often combined with an alternative method of presentation, such as a novel delivery route – is an evolving strategy for pharmaceutical R&D. This article discusses examples of the success of this strategy, and presents an analysis of sales of US pharmaceutical products that suggests that this low-risk approach to new product development retains substantial commercial value.