drug repositioning

Preferred Label : drug repositioning;

MeSH definition : The deliberate and methodical practice of finding new applications for existing drugs.;

MeSH synonym : repositioning, drug; drug repurposing; repurposing, drug;

CISMeF synonym : drug repositionings; repositionings, drug;

Related MeSH term : drug rescue; Rescue, Drug;

MeSH annotation : do not confuse with OFF-LABEL USE;

Details

Origin ID

D058492;

UMLS CUI

C2936405;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
CISMeF manual mappings
- Drug repurposing [OMIConto structure]
- Drug repurposing [OMIConto index]
Record concept(s)
- drug repositioning [MeSH concept]
- drug rescue [MeSH concept]
See also
- Off-Label use [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Drug repurposing [OMIConto index]
- Drug repurposing [OMIConto structure]

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