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Drug Repositioning
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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MeSH Heading
Drug Repositioning
Tree Number(s)
E05.290.875
Unique ID
D058492
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058492
Annotation
do not confuse with
OFF-LABEL USE
Scope Note
The deliberate and methodical practice of finding new applications for existing drugs.
Entry Term(s)
Drug Repurposing
Drug Rescue
See Also
Off-Label Use
Public MeSH Note
2011
History Note
2011
Date Established
2011/01/01
Date of Entry
2010/06/25
Revision Date
2017/12/08
Allowable Qualifiers
classification (CL)
economics (EC)
ethics (ES)
history (HI)
instrumentation (IS)
methods (MT)
standards (ST)
statistics & numerical data (SN)
trends (TD)
veterinary (VE)
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Drug Development [E05.290]
Drug Approval [E05.290.250]
Drug Discovery [E05.290.563]
Drug Evaluation [E05.290.625]
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical [E05.290.750]
Drug Repositioning [E05.290.875]
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Drug Repositioning
Preferred
Concept UI
M0542854
Scope Note
The deliberate and methodical practice of finding new applications for existing drugs.
Terms
Drug Repositioning
Preferred Term
Term UI
T764463
Date
01/20/2010
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2011)
Drug Repurposing
Term UI
T842862
Date
04/22/2013
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2014)
Drug Rescue
Related
Concept UI
M0584049
Scope Note
Research involving drugs, small molecules and biologics whose development was abandoned before they could be approved by the
UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
, to study their potential therapeutic uses.
Terms
Drug Rescue
Preferred Term
Term UI
T842866
Date
04/22/2013
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2014)
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