Can old drugs learn new tricks?: Achieving registration and public subsidy listing for off-patent medicines with novel therapeutic applications

Jonathan Brett; Dilara Bahceci; Wendy Lipworth; Paul Liknaitzky; Ric O. Day; Anthony Rodgers

doi:10.1111/imj.16159

Can old drugs learn new tricks? Achieving registration and public subsidy listing for off-patent medicines with novel therapeutic applications

Jonathan Brett, Dilara Bahceci, Wendy Lipworth, Paul Liknaitzky, Ric O. Day, Anthony Rodgers

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Abstract

With the increasing costs of drug development, repurposing of low-cost medicines for new indications has never been more important. However, there are multiple barriers to repurposing, particularly for off-patent medicines, and limited incentives for the pharmaceutical industry to sponsor registration and public subsidy listing. Here, we explore these barriers and their consequences and provide examples of successful repurposing strategies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1284-1287
Number of pages	4
Journal	Internal Medicine Journal
Volume	53
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.16159
Publication status	Published - Jul 2023

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Keywords

repurposing
generic
medicine
off-label
off-patent

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