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Drug Repurposing Hypothesis Generation Using the "RE:fine Drugs" System
Published on: December 11, 2016
Overcoming the legal and regulatory barriers to drug repurposing
Alasdair Breckenridge1, Robin Jacob2
1University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Abstract:
Drug repurposing has been proposed as a strategy to develop new therapies that has fewer risks, lower costs and shorter timelines than developing completely new drugs. However, the potential of this strategy has not been as widely realized as hoped, in part owing to legal and regulatory barriers. Here, we highlight these barriers and consider how they could be overcome.
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