Is a potential Alzheimer's therapy already in use for other conditions? Can medications for hypertension, diabetes and acne help with the symptoms?

Author: Corbett Anne  

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

ISSN: 1354-3784

Source: Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, Vol.22, Iss.8, 2013-08, pp. : 941-943

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Abstract

There is an urgent need to develop and evaluate more effective pharmacological treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD). This editorial explores the avenue of drug repositioning and outlines a number of existing treatments that show great promise as therapies, in addition to discussing the potential for high-throughput drug discovery techniques in this important field.